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£5 4*. for its repair (Acc. E., 13b). 1657 Two towers shown 

 (D.S.A., 14-18). Theo., the third Baron, was transplanted and his 

 estates granted to Sir Charles Coote. Charles II. reversed the 

 attainder before 1662. 1673 Elton and Brittas were vested in K. 

 Reading, for use of Countess of Mountrath, under her husband's will, 

 1658: reversion to R. Coote (Act Sett.). 1691 Lord Brittas fled 

 to France, his estates being forfeited. He succeeded to the titular 

 honours as Lord Castleconnell, and served in Irish Brigade ; his son 

 John succeeded, and was a captain in the French army, the younger 

 son Thomas being a general in Sardinia, a ''noble-hearted and gene- 

 rous friend to all Irish exiles," and died 1788. His son was a Knight 

 of St. Louis and a captain, and died unmarried about 1796. 



Fabric . — The C. stands on the west bank of the Mulkear. There 

 are round turrets to the south-west and north-west angles. Each is 

 about 40 feet high, 16 feet inside, and the walls 5 feet thick. The 

 ■ curtain wall between them is 84 feet long and 25 feet high (O.S.L., 

 8, p. 409. Paper by Mr. J. Grene Barry, E.S.A.I., vol. xix., p. 192). 



Eathjoedan. 



74. Eathjoedan (23). IN'ot marked. It was probably named after 

 a Jordan Eoche. 1287 W. Eoch, of Eathjordan, fined (C.S.P.I., 

 155). 1412 Eath Siurtain (Burke's Eental). 1583 N. Bourke held 

 the C. (Inq. Exch., 18); James McGerrott duff Marshall held, at 

 Eathjordan, a hamlet, ruinous C, and lands; he joined the revolt of 

 the Earl of Desmond, and was hanged by Lord Ormond (Inq. Exch. 

 32). 1603 Sir Eic. Boyle was granted the old ruinous C, late estate 

 of James Marescall (Pat. E.). 1655 Lord Brittas held it (C.S. xxi., 

 p. 27). 



Aglishcoemick. 



75. Caheeconeeity (23). Not marked. 1297 Catherconrewy held 

 by Mariota, wife of Phil. Kemys (Plea E., xxv Ed. I., 31 m. 16). 

 1583 W. Bourke, C. of Karconroeiffie (Des. E., 37). 1619 It was 

 granted to Holcroft (Pat. E.). 1655 W. Bourke held C. (D.S.A., 20, 

 C.S. xxi., p. 22). 1667 Granted to J. Maunsell (Act Sett.). 1693 

 G. Maunsell, of Ballyvoreneen, conveyed it to S. Edmondson, in lieu 

 of a legacy from his father, J. Maunsell, to latter's daughter Mary 

 Edmondson ; see Deed, 1715 (Dub. Eeg., B. 20, p. 410). 



