Site of Morris Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

One wall of Morris Castle stood on the steep Wexford slope until men quarried it away in 1936. They took the castle's last visible bone for ordinary building stone, leaving behind a clean absence rather than a ruined room. The O'Morchoe or Murphy may have lived there, loved there, bled there and disappeared into the wider world, but the hill keeps no witness and gives no answer.

Described as the site of Morris Castle on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a fairly steep SE-facing slope with a small W-E stream immediately to the S. This is thought to be the castle of the O'Morchoe or Murphy, but there is no documented history associated with it. According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Castle Morcho was one of the many townlands in Kilmuckridge parish where Lord Mount Norris owned land in 1641, but there is no mention of the castle (Simington 1953, 43). One wall of this castle remained until 1936 when it was quarried away (Jeffrey 1979, 183–4). There are no visible remains at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 18 June, 2012

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.