Westropp — Ancient Castles of the County of Limerick. 107 



Petty, 67). 1690 Sarsfield surprised and blew up the artillery of 

 William III., when on its way to the siege of Limerick. The C. was 

 then a ruin. 1703 Edw. Cosgrave, of Dublin, bought Eallyneety, 

 the estate of Ed. Rice. 



Fabric. —Theve are only slight traces of the foundations on the 

 north side of the rock which, since 1840, has been named Sarsfield's 

 Hock.i 



CuLLEN IN County Tipperaey. 



104. CuLLEN, in Coonagh (58 Tipperary). Marked. It is called 

 Cuillenn ua cuanach to the westward, where, at Finn's hands, 



Cuillenn macMorna perished," in the Colloquy of the Ancients," in 

 the Book of Lismore (Silva Gadelica ii., p. 118). In 902 Cuillean 

 is given with Asal, Eibhleo, Cua, and Claire- as a residence of the 

 King of Cashel (Book of Eights, p. 93). It formed part of County 

 Limerick, till late in the seventeenth century, and is less than half a 

 mile from its border. 1199 Cullene, a knight's fee in Huhene, 

 granted by Lambekin fitz William (C.S.P.I., JSTo. 96). 1258 Rio. f. 

 William appointed as his bailiffs Ric. and W. fitzGriffin to give 

 seisin of CuUyn to Rob., Bishop of Limerick (B.B.L., pp. 34-93). 

 1540 Cullein. 1583 A small, low, broken C, Cullenoghwonagh, 

 lying near the County Tipperary (Des. R., 8). 1586 Cullenough- 

 wonagh, or Cullenagh in Coonagh, estate of late Earl of Desmond 

 (Inq. Exch.), granted to Sir E. Fyton (Fi. 5032), described as "the 

 broken C." of Collenoghwonagh (Carew, 1537, p. 447). 1607 The 

 C. granted to D., Earl of Thomond (Pat. R.). 1608 Confirmed with 

 Castle quarter and other portions {Ih.). 1655 Cullinagh, in Towgh 

 Parish, held by Mahon mac Kennedie (Mac Brien), and shown as in 

 County Limerick (C.S., xxx., p. 12 ; Petty, 67). 



KiLCOENAN IN CoUNTY TiPPERAEY. 



105. Castle Loaghny, now in Tipperary (58). Site marked in 

 Longstone. The mearings are given in Trustees' maps, 1688 (Nos. 29 

 and 31); Castleloghna, then in Templebreedon. 1655 Kilcornane 

 parish, given as in County Limerick ; Cloghnieau, held by M. 

 MacGrath (C.S., xxii., p. 12). 



' There is a view in Dr. Joyce's Child's History of Ireland." 

 2 Tory Hill, Slievefelim, and Dunglare. 



