What is recorded here

Carrigeen, anciently Glaunaleamy, the glen of the leap, became The Wilderness inside Powerstown Demesne. A Le Poer castle may have stood there in 1641, but no stones are certain and no exact spot survives. The glen keeps its name, remembers the leap, and waits for someone to walk past the place where a castle disappeared.

According to Lyons (1938, 153) 'A Le Poer castle at Carrigeen, anciently Glaunaleamy (glen of the leap), now called "The Wilderness," in St. Mary's (Clonmel) Parish, close to the western boundary of Kilgrant, of which but a trace remains…It was held in 1641 by the Le Poer proprietor of Powerstown'. Lyons gives the Civil Survey (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 289) as a reference, however, this reference which pertains to the lands of 'Glaunleamy' makes no mention of a castle on this property but states that 'Upon the sd stands some few cabbins'. Lyons source of information for the existence of this castle is unkown. The location of this possible castle is unknown within Carrigeen and Powerstown Demesne townlands. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

The Le Poer family built a castle at Carrigeen, in St. Mary's Clonmel Parish, during the medieval period; it is remembered as an example of Norman influence in the region and was noted by early historians such as Lyons.

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