Site of Pallas Castle — Graigue (dorrha Par.)

Situated on a slight rise of ground in undulating countryside with nearby Pallas river to the W. Described as an 'old ruined irrepayarable castle and bawne' in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 322). Daniell Kenedy is listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). The OS Letters describe the bawn wall as standing to a height of 12ft (3.6m) and measuring 3ft 9in (1.1m) thick (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 30). A farmyard and farmhouses are now located on site of the castle (TN005-006001-) and bawn leaving no visible remains at ground level. Pallas Castle ruins described in 1840 as following; ‘Palace old Castle stood a short distance to the S.West of the Church. It is now entirely demolished & part of a wall belonging to the bawn walls is still to be seen at the place. It is a structure of limestone and lime and sand mortar. Its height is about 12 feet [3.65m]. Thickness of the wall is 3 feet 9 inches [1.14m]. There two thatches stables apparently, at one extremity, one attached to each side. Between these stables is apparently on the old wall a stone chimney’ (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 30-1; OSL Dorrha Parish RIA MS 14/F/20/4/(v)). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 12 October 2020