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House — fortified house in Kilphierish

House — fortified house
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The precise location of Dorosnekilly Castle has not been identified within the townland of Kilphierish. Castle type building depicted on the 1654-9 Down Survey map of Piercetown parish (NLI, MS 723-4) which is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Building depicted in 'Deriniskill' on 1654-9 Down Survey map of Rathconrath barony (NLI, MS 723-4). The terrier of the Down Survey parish map of Piercetown recorded that improvements 'on Clunygrosse & Derriniskill on each a House' (ibid.) The referenc to the recent improvements would suggest that this building may have been built as a fortified house in the early 17th century. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 3 October 2016

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