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Indicated on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of ‘The Liberties of the Citty of Kilkenny’ as a tower house like castle in the 17th-century townland of Knockbulkin and Scaldfurz (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin). The terrier accompanying the Down Survey parish map of St Patrick's parish lists 'David Rooth Hen[ry] Archer & others I[rish] P[apists]' as the proprietors in 1640 (ibid.). The 17th-century townland was divided into several new townlands. The castle appears to be depicted in the N portion of the modern townland of Birchfield. The precise location of the castle within this townland is unknown.
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KK019-087----_01 extract from Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of ‘The Liberties of the Citty of Kilkenny’ (Hib. Reg., courtesy of Trinity College Dublin)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 14 October 2020
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