Guide to Irish Castles, Manors, and Country Houses
of THE PROVINCE OF LEINSTER for:
-- Co. WEXFORD --
| LOCATION: | NAME: | Orig. OWNER/YEAR | REMARKS | NOTES: |
| ============== | =========== | ============= | ==================================== | ============================= |
| BALLYCULLANE | Tintern Abbey | Colclough 1550+ | Granted after the dissolution to Sir
Anthony Colclough. Family there until 1958. |
Notes: (1) |
| BLACKWATER | Castle Talbot | Talbot 1750+ | Notes: (1) | |
| CAMOLIN | Camolin Park | Annesley 1730+ | Owned by the Annesleys, Earls of
Mountnorris. Demolished. |
Notes: (1) |
| CLONMINES? | Clonmines Castle | Sutton or FitzHenry (c1400) | ||
| ? | Duncannon Fort | Royal fort guarding Waterford Bay (1588) | ||
| ENNISCORTHY | Castleboro | Carew 1840 | Built by 1st Lord Carew. Large library. |
Notes: (1) |
| ENNISCORTHY | Coolbawn | Bruen 1830+ | Built by Francis Bruen. Burned 1914. |
Notes: (1) |
| ENNISCORTHY | Edermine | Power 1839 | Built by the Powers, Dublind distillers. | Notes: (1) |
| ENNISCORTHY? | Enniscorthy Castle | Prendergast, MacMurrough (c1205) rebuilt | ||
| ENNISCORTHY | Monksgrange | Richards 1769 | Built by Goddard Richards. | Notes: (1) |
| FERNS | Ferns Palace | Preston - Elrington 1785+ | Begun by Bishop Walter Cope (d. 1767),
completed by Bishop William Preston. Added to by BishopThomas Elrington. Seat of the Bishops of Ferns and Leighlin till 1836 when the Dioceses were joined to that of Ossory. Damaged in 1798. |
Notes: (1) |
| FERNS? | Ferns Castle | Marshall, de Valance, MacMurrough (mid 13th century ) | ||
| GOREY | Ballynastragh | Esmonde 1670+ | Rebuilt by James Esmonde on site of
earlier house, 1768+. Burned 1923. |
Notes: (1) |
| GOREY | Ramsfort | Ram 1751 | Built by Col Abel Ram. Burned in 1798. |
Notes: (1) |
| HOOK? (HOOK HEAD) | Hook Lighthouse | (13th century? ) | ||
| INCH | Hyde Park | Beauman 1807 | Built by J.C. Beauman. | Notes: (1) |
| KILIANE? | Kiliane | Hay, Cheevers (Strong-house and bawn ) | ||
| (nr KILLURIN)? | Kyle (Deeps) Castle | |||
| MURNTOWN? | Johnstown Castle | ( 1840 Gothic revival ) | ||
| NEW ROSS | Ballyanne House | Tyndall - Ambrose 1780+ | Library. Owned 1814 by Gen Amrose. Demolished. |
Notes: (1) |
| NEW ROSS | Berkeley Forest | Berkeley - Deane - Tyndall 1750+ | Notes: (1) | |
| NEW ROSS | Rosemount | Rossiter - Byrne - Place 1750+ | Notes: (1) | |
| NEW ROSS | Talbot Hall | Talbot - Redington 1730+ | Notes: (1) | |
| NEWTOWNBARRY | Newtownbarry House | Barry - Maxwell - Hall-Dare 1650+ | Passed to Maxwells by marriage of Judith Barry to John Maxwell, 1st Lord Farnham, 1719. | Notes: (1) |
| ? | Rathmacknee Castle | Rosseter (12th & 15th century ) | ||
| ? | Slade Castle | Laffan ( 15th/16th century Tower-house ) | ||
| TAGHMON | Tottenham Green | Tottenham 1690+ | Built by Charles Tottenham M.P. Demolished 1950. |
Notes: (1) |
| TOMHAGGARD | Bargy Castle | Rossiter - Harvey 1600+ | Owned by Bagenal Harvey ca. 1795+. | Notes: (1) |
| WELLINGTONBRIDGE | Rosegarland | Synnott - Leigh 1720+ | Built by the Leigh family near to a
Synnott tower house. Enlarged 18 cent. |
Notes: (1) |
| WEXFORD | Johnstown Castle | Esmonde - Grogan - Grogan-Morgan 1840+ | Old seat of the Esmondes; engulfed in
H.K. Grogan-Morgan's castle. Owned by Cornelius Grogan, executed unjustly for treason after the 1798 rebellion. |
Notes: (1) |
| WEXFORD | Newbay | Halton 1822 | Built by Henry Halton, replacing a castle. | Notes: (1) |
| WEXFORD | Rathumnney Castle | Prendergast?, 13th/14th century | (Hall-house ) |
Notes: (1) -- M. Bence-Jones, A Guide to Irish Country Houses, London, 1988.
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