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Fabric. — A conspicuous tower on the bank of the Shannon. It 

 consists of a peel tower (on a low ridge of horizontally stratified 

 rock) with an outwork or large bawn having three yaulted rooms, 

 loopholed towards the Shannon. It measures 23 feet by 17 feet 

 inside, and has three stories, the lowest being vaulted. The staircase 

 is in the south-east angle ; the steps are perfect to the first floor ; the 

 west windows are broken out or modernised, except one small trefoil- 

 headed slit. The tower is badly split to the east side, and has a later 

 little enclosure on the river face and a natural cleft vaulted overhead 

 with masonry (O.S.L., 8, p. 4). 



142. Ballinvoher (11). IN'ot marked. 1583 Ballynboher C. in 

 Egalusorisse, Terellagh ITantagh (Des. R., 36b), 1655 AV. Roche 

 held it (C.S., xxvi., p. 26). 



143. Ballysteejj- (11). jN'ot marked. 1573 It paid headrent to 

 the Knight of Glin (Carew, i., p. 435). 1578 Ballyvistine, or Balli- 

 stine, granted to Drury. 1583 J., son of Andrew, Dondon held the C. 

 (Des. R., 32; Inq. Exch., 54, 55). 1591 The old C. granted to W. 

 Carter, the Dondons still tenants. 1612 Terlagh Reagh, of Bally- 

 wokoge, settled lands on Joane (dau. of J. Dondon of Baliysteen), who 

 married his son Donnell (Inq. Chan., 9, 6). 1623 Reserved from W. 

 Aston's grant. 1629 Granted to Earl of Cork. 1642 T. Dondon of 

 Ballyasteen plundered Maunsell of Court Browne (Dep. 303). 1655 

 Confiscated from Dondon; the C. was ruinous (C.S., xxv., p. 23; 

 B.D., p. 31).^ 1666 Granted to Duke of York^ (Act Sett., Trustee 

 Map, 6). 1703 Sold to T. Westropp of Bunratty, Clare, whose 

 descendants hold it still. 



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144. Castletown Waller (3). is^ot marked. 1573 T. Knight 

 of the Valley employed Jas. Dore, mason, at the head of all the car 

 penters and masons of the country, to raze Castleton in Kenry and the 

 Glan" (C. S.P.I. ; see also Carew, i., p. 435) ; the place granted to Drury, 

 Ballincastellane in Kyllkurnan. 1587 Granted to Beston and Bostock 

 and 1592 to Carter. The C. walls of a ruined hall, three messuages 

 six cottages, a garden, and mill (Fi. 5717 ; Des. R., 74b, 75 ; Peyton 

 p. 220). 1623 Grant to Edm. Aston, with similar recital (Inq. Chan 

 15a). 1629 to Earl of Cork, conveyed to Sir J. Dowdalland others in 



1 Plate XIII. 



2 There seems no authority for the alias name " Ballystephen " in the 1666 

 grant, settlements, and deeds, 1708, 1729, &c., &c. 



