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Situated on high ground overlooking the S bank of the W-E River Blackwater, c. 100m to the N. The castle of Ballygarran was situated in what is now Glencairn Abbey (O'Connell-Redmond 1918, 64-5). In 1641 the castle was described as small and was owned by the Earl of Cork but occupied by a Catherine Power (Simington 1942, 8). An early 19th century neo-Gothic house, known as Castlerichard, was begun c. 1814 by R. E. Gumbleton and completed after his death by his brother-in-law, H. A. Bushe. This was a one and two storey U-shaped house, incorporating earlier fabric. It became a convent of Cistercian nuns in 1930 and was damaged by fire in 1973, after which it was extensively rebuilt. (Bence-Jones 1988, 137)
Bence-Jones, M. (1978) Burke's guide to country houses, vol. 1, Ireland. Burke's Peerage Ltd., London.
O'Connell-Redmond, G. (1918) The castles of north-east Cork and near its borders. JCHAS 24, 1-6, 62-6, 93-103, 145-51.
Simington, R. C. (ed.) (1942) The Civil Survey AD 1654-1656, vi, the County of Waterford. Irish Manuscripts Commission. Dublin.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 18 February 2011
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