What is recorded here

Traverston Ho. stands beside the Silvermines foothills, where a brooke once cut through ruined castle walls and a mill seat before two thatched cabins appeared. The Going family may have built their house directly on those ancient stones, turning medieval ruin into domestic life until demolition erased the connection entirely. Whether the castle hid elsewhere in the townland or surrendered its bones to the new foundation, water still moves through memory there, carrying flour, blood and breath across centuries.

Situated at the foothills of the Silvermines mountain range on flat pasture with good views to the N. According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) in Traverstowne there stood the 'ruined Walls of an old Castle with a mill seate & a brooke running through it, & two thatcht Cabbins' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 240). It has been assumed that Traverston House the residence of the Going family was possibly built on or incorporated the castle described in the 1654-56 Civil Survey. This house has been demolished (Bence-Jones 1988, 305). It is possible that the castle was located elsewhere within the townland. 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 revised upload: 12 July 2016

Traverston Ho, also known as Pollanorman, is a medieval castle site mentioned in the 1654–56 Civil Survey, indicating it was built and held during the early medieval period, likely by a local Norman or Gaelic lord following the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. Its location near the Silvermines suggests it may have been strategically important for controlling trade or mining activity in the region.

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