Westropp — Ancient Castles of the County of Limerick. 165 



Fabric. — The peel tower is fairly perfect, but embodied in modern 

 buildings. 



168. BorLABALLT (21). Xot marked. 1591 Ger. f. Morris Fitz Gerald 

 alienated Bollybally C. to Jas. Leo. It was redeemed by bis grandson, 

 Thomas FitzGerald, in 1 601 . Manr. FitzGerald, of Thomastown, held 

 Buolibally in 1636 with Cahirassa (Inq. Chan., 184). 1655 Ballybolly 

 in Crome, ruinons C. and bawn ; a part of Adare Burgess Lands (C.S., 

 xxiy., p. 38). 



169. Castleeobeet (21). Xot marked. A manor, often named 

 with Adare, from 1290 onwards. Its survey in 1331 is copied into 

 the "Bed Book" of the Earl of Kildare. 1559 The minister of 

 Trynety Abbey had in Castle Kobert a C. which was lawles lands." 

 1595 The ruinous C. granted to Wallop. 1617 It was held as a 

 possession of the Trinitarian or AVhite Abbey, with salmon and eel 

 weirs, by Sir J. Jephson (Inq. Chan., 5). 1638 C. and land of 

 Bobertstown or Castle Bobert granted to X. Lylles^ ; he died before 

 1657. (See C.S., xxiv., p. 40.) 1666 Confinned to Sir E. Ormsby, 

 1669, and to Geo. Evans, of Ballyphilip, County Cork, in 1669 (Act 

 Sett.). The church and C. were demolished for material for the 

 bridge. 



170. BowEE (21). IS^ot marked. 1567 The tithes of Boer were 

 granted to Warham St. Leger, and in 1595 to Sir H. Wallop 

 (Fi. 1143, 4757, 5964). 1599 Scene of an ambuscade and a fierce 

 attack on the advanced guard of Essex by Desmond's soldiers 

 (A.F.M. ; C.S.P.I.). 1657 Bewimore C, X. Lillies (D.S.A., 49 ; 

 C.S., xxiv., p. 41). 1669 C. granted to G. Evans (Act Sett.). 



KiLLoxAGHAF (part). 



171. Gaeeaneoe (21). Not marked. 1655 Garran Boo, ruinous 

 C. in Crome, late Major-Gen. P. Purcell (C.S., xxiv., p. 30). 



Csooir. 



172. DuKEip (31). IS'ot marked. 1291 Dunkepchy (Papal Tax). 

 It has been supposed to be Dunaiched fort 1002, 1090, but there is 



and H. Fox appear in Pleas of Kecord (Justic. E. Cal., p. 104), and in the city, 

 h-om 1459, when Ric. Fanning was bailiff. From 1511 the name is of frequent 

 occurrence on the lists of mayors and bailiffs. Clement of Faningstown had a son 

 Clement, ]Mayor of Limeiick. A funeral entry of his son Simon, 1636, is extant 

 (Ulster's Office, Book vii). He married Joane Arthur, and had four children. 



^ The Lilis family was settled in Limerick before 1503, when John Lilis was 

 elected bailiff. 



