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held the lands (D.S.B., 17; C.S., xxvi., p. 18). Called Carraig an 

 fhiagh in 1840. 



Fabric. — It stands on a rocky knoll, about 30 feet high, in marshy 

 ground. The unusual feature of a wide fosse occurs to the 

 north, round the base of the rock. There are two buildings much 

 defaced, a mere broken fragment, thickly ivied, remains of the peel 

 tower ; it is 18 feet high, and 16 feet wide. 



155- IsLAXDMOEE, in Castletown (3). 1583 Yland or Illan-more- 

 Ruddery C, Knight of Glin (Des. E., 74b). 1655 A ruinous C, of 

 Sir H. Waller, meared on east with Ballymartin, and with Kilcornan 

 on west (C.S., xxvi., p. 16). 1703 The part of Castletown called 

 the Island, property of King James. It is the eastern part of Castle- 

 town. 



156. !MoKNANE (11). Xot marked. 1583 C. of Mournan in 

 Ivilcurnan, Knight of Glin (Des. E., 74b ; Peyton, 222b). 1655 Held 

 by T. Fitzgerald (C.S., xxvi., p. 22). 



157. CuREAGH (11). Not marked. It gave its name to the 

 division Kenry hurragh, 1583, Teige ne Donnogho mac Teige ne 

 Currough,^ of the C. of Hurrough (Des. E., 36b ; Peyton, 224b). 1655 

 Edm. Purcell held Curry, sold to H. Widenham. 1666 To Duke of 

 York. 1703 To John Hunt,^ of Glangoole, County Tipperary. It 

 probably stood at Curragh Chase House. 



Adaee (part). 



158. ToTJGH (21). Ts'ot marked. 1583 Tohoride C. held by Teige 

 ne Dermodo ne Tohogh in Kyllcurnan (Des. E., 36b). Probably 

 named after the O'Eeidy family. 



Chapel Efssell. 



159. Shanpallas or Ej:nry (12). Marked. O'Donovan regards 

 this as the C. of Caenraige of the Annalists. If so, and Castletown 



^ It has been supposed to have given its name to Bishop Peter de Cun-agh 

 (miscalled Creagh) ; but he took his name from the Curragh of Kildare, where he 

 succeeded to land from his brother Godfrey de Curragh (Mem. R., xix., xx., Ric. II., 

 No. 58. This gives a pedigree of the Curragh family). In 1401 Matilda de 

 Curragh was found to be the Bishop's heir. 



- The Hunt family was founded in Limerick by Yere Hunt, 1660, son of Capt, J. 

 Hunt, of Talbotstown,Wicklow (one of the '49 officers), probably son of H. Hunt, 

 of Gosfield, Essex, High Sheriff of that Shire. From them sprang the Hunts of 

 Lickadoon, Friarstown, and the De Veres, baronets of Curragh. See under 

 these place-names. 



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