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There is reference to 'a castle' in Gortigrenane from an account of the lands of Thomas Daunt, second son of the Thomas who purchased Gortigrenane in 1595 (pers. comm. D. Ó Murchadha). Though Healy (1988, 263) refers to 'the original castle of the De Cogans and Fitzgeralds' there is no historic evidence for this, nor was the field between Gortigrenene House (CO099-050----) and the estuary called 'The Castle Field' but is known as 'The Foundation Field' (pers. comm. D. Ó Murchadha).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
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