78 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



p. 39). C. 1580 Maps and views of C. and town occur (Hardiman 

 Collection, 1209, jS^o. 57, T.C.D.).^ 1600 Sir Geffiy Galwey, the 

 mayor, was fined £400, spent on repairs of C. (Pac. Hib. i., p, 198). 

 1611 Sir Josias Bodley reported that some of the towers were so 

 undercut by the beating of the river, that a horse and cart could pass 

 under them. He repaired these and the half towers at the gate, and 

 made the south-east bastion^ towards the city (Carew ii., pp. 214, 216). 

 1624 The C. ordered to be speedily repaired and fortified. 1626 The 

 garrison consisted of the Governor, a porter at 9 pence, a cannoneer 

 at 16 pence, and twenty warders at 8 pence each per diem (C. S.P.I. ). 



Limerick Castle. 



1641 The English retired to the C, and after a severe siege sur- 

 rendered to the Confederates on terms (Paper by M. J. M'Enery, 

 E.S.A.I. xxxiv., p. 163). 1651 Surrendered with the city to Ireton. 

 1650-54 The C. underwent many repairs. Payments to the masons 

 and assistant labourers " that wrought at Twomonth Bridge," and 

 worked at the greate C." appear; £9, for repair of the gates ; Ant. 

 Clogher and Edm. Dungan, Masons, " repaired the C. wall," and 

 worked on the old C." About £836 was spent on the fortifications 

 (Acct. E. 12b-13b). 1672 Alleged plot of Capt. T. Walcott to 



^Partly published, R.S.A.I., vol. xxxiv., p. 176 



•Ubid., p. 171. 



