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Westropp (1906-07, 88) recorded the following details about Lickadoon Castle (LI013-104----) and bawn; '1655 The C[astle]. bawne, and twelve cabins held by Jordan Roche (C.S., xxix., p. 19) granted to Duke of York, and in 1703 sold to Dr. T. Smith, Bishop of Limerick.
Fabric - A peel tower, 70 feet [21.3m] high, 15½ feet [4.7m] by 7½ feet [2.3m] inside; walls, 8 feet 10 inches [2.7m] thick; the spiral stair in the eastern section, with the usual large gables and slit windows (O.S.L., 8, p. 151)'. The present farmyard boundary wall may be the remains of the bawn wall or may follow the line of the original bawn wall of Lickadoon Castle.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 November 2020
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