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According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 161), ‘There was a strong castle here, about 200 yards east of the new road from Castlecomer to Ballyragget. If tradition be reliable it was founded by Mairgréad Ni Gheróid, the famous Countess of Ormond. Portion of the walls stood till 1824. The cellars still remain beneath the surface. The site is enclosed by a square rampart defended by a deep fosse [KK005-050002-]’. The precise location of the castle and bawn within Glenmagoo or Firoda Lower are unknown, however, it is likely that a moated site (KK005-069----), identified in 1987 within the townland, is the castle and bawn described by Carrigan.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 17 May 2017
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