What is recorded here

Curragh Castle vanished beneath a south-facing pasture slope, leaving no wall above ground though James Prendergast of Tulloemealane still owned its burned remains in 1640. The loss fits the violent mid-seventeenth-century upheaval that scattered Tipperary households and erased familiar landmarks. A castle can disappear completely when memory, ownership and record all collapse at once.

On a S-facing slope in undulating pasture. The castle is not visible above ground level. According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) 'the walls of a little burned castle' under the proprietorship of 'James Prendergast of Tulloemealane Esqr Irish Papist' in 1640, were standing in the mid-17th-century (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 339). The castle is described as 'site of' on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 December 2013

Built by the Prendergast family in the 17th century, Curragh Castle was held by James Prendergast at the time of the Civil Survey (1654–56). It is remembered as a minor but documented example of early modern castle architecture in the region.

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