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who surrendered to SgTarenmore. It was blown up in September. 

 1698 Held by Boyle, then Archbishop of Armagh (Terrier^ 

 P.R.O.L).' 



Fabric. — It stands on a lofty plateau of igneous rock; but the 

 buildings are of limestone, and well dressed. The keep is to the 

 north-west, with five stories, and over 50 feet high ; its north side was 

 circular, but is now levelled. The south wing has a perfect staircase 

 of sixty-five steps. To the west is a fragment of a later house three 

 stories high, with cross-barred window, fireplace, and high end- 

 gable. A range of buildings over 100 feet long ran from the keep along 

 the cli"ff to the south-west. It has four rooms with a garderobe and 

 cell called the "Dane's prison." East of this wing is a paved upper 

 court, with turrets ; one to the south, with a stair, has been blown 

 nearly off its base. The lower court is rough and craggy, the cliff 

 being walled all around. There is a gateway to the south-cast, a 

 corner turret to the south, and an oblong house, two stories high, to 

 the north-east. The walls enclose a little more than an acre. No 

 reliable views have, to our knowledge, been hitherto published.^ The 

 main buildings seem earlier than 1400. There are poor views in Grose, 

 Bartlett, and Hall.s 



CoRCAMORE Group. 



107. Ballteghteagh (12). Unknown. In 1583 Guille duffe mac 

 Donnell Gauco mac Brian Boye O'Brien held eleven Castles 

 Corcamore, including Ballyeghtragh C.'^ (Des. R., 35b). The great 

 changes in Kilkeedy prevent us identifying the sites ; but the hi 

 authority of the Desmond Roll carries assurance, though, except 

 perhaps for Clarina, we find no other record. The land of Bally 

 eghtragh adjoined Millick, and lay on the Maigue with the Goyle broo 

 to the north, i.e., on the northern edge of Corcamore townland (D.S. 

 26 ; C.S., xxii., p. 27). 1615 Ballyeghtrach was held by Brian Du 

 (Inq. Chan., 15b). 1655 It had been mortgaged by Conor ma 

 Dermodie mac Mahon (O'Brien) to Roche, who held it with 



1 Dyneley, R.S.A.I., ix., p. 89, calls it A fair Castle called Carrigogimnel 

 situate upon a hill, belonging to his Eoyal Highness (James, Duke of York), rent 

 by the present primate," 1680. 



2 View, Plates XIII., XIY. Plan, Plate XY. 



3 I have more fully described and illustrated this castle in a paper submitt 

 to the E. S.A.I, in June, 1906. 



* Mahown Merigath O'Brien held it under him {lb., p. 38). 



