What is recorded here

George Evans built Outlined around 1680 after acquiring the forfeited Cappercullen lands, placing the walled garden west of the medieval castle. The boundary stones still mark a small rectangle where kitchen plants, not grand display, likely occupied the centre. Evans may have walked that narrow strip at dusk, listening for water in the drains and rustle in the leaves. The garden has changed hands and shapes since then, but its edge remains a clear line drawn across the Limerick field.

The walled garden now on the demesne of Glenstal Abbey was originally built c. 1680 by George Evans who acquired the forfeited lands and castle of Cappercullen in 1667. The walled garden was built to the W of the medieval castle of Cappercullen (LI007-010001-). In 1604 Theobald Baron Bourgh, of Castleconnell was granted the castle and lands of Cappercullen which was formerly part of the estate of 'Conogher, mac Edmund, mac Lysagh, O'Mulrian' (Westropp 1906-07, 100). In 1641 Colonel Pierce Walsh of Abbeyowney was listed as the proprietor of the lands of 'Cappacullyn' which consisted of 261 acres of profitable land and 33 acres of bog (ibid.). In 1667 the forfeited castle and lands of Cappercullen were granted to George Evans (Westropp 1906-07, 100). Around 1680 a walled garden was built to the W of the medieval castle (Murphy 2014, 19). Cappercullen House located immediately SW of the garden was built by Lord Carbery in the early 18th century (ibid., 21). Modern tennis courts now stand on the site of the levelled 18th century brick house. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 July 2017

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