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(Pat. R.)- 1653 Col. W. Piggott/ Castlekeepine and Gortmore 

 Coshmagh (Hartwell's Account), not named in Civil Survey. 



175. DuxxA^jAN or Teostaxy (30). Marked. 1297 Geff. f. Eic. 

 held Villa Yursteyn (Justiciary E. Cal., p. 98). 1298 Drastenagh, held 

 by J. Maunsell (Plea E.). 1418 Yilla Trostany (Tax.Proc), Eustainy 

 or Dunnemeaunn (Tom EoU, White MS.), named from the Thursteyn 

 family (see under Croom, 1323) ; Lady Dunraven asserts that it is the 

 C. of Dunnambeann, in Cairbre, named as built in 1506 (A.F.M.), 

 where O'Donovan, with more probability, identifies this with Dun- 

 manway, in Carbury (Mem. Adare, p. 198). 1571 Pardon to W. 

 Lacye, of Thurstanstown, Co. Lim. (Fi. 1694). 1587 Ballyrustan, 

 or Downemeane and Uregare, granted to G. Thornton (Carew i., 

 p. 449 ; Fi. 5052) ; he died 1605. A later G. Thornton held it, 1655 

 (C.S., xxiv., p. 42 ; D.S.A., 49 ; B.D., p. 73). 1666 Confirmed to 

 E. Ormsby. 



Fabric. — A low peel tower, probably later than 1500. It is 46 feet 

 by 33 feet, and 31 feet high ; the walls 8 feet thick, with the usual 

 guard-room, porch, " murder-hole," and stairs. Figure of a 

 sheelanagig (Description, plans, and views, ''Memorials of Adare," 

 p. 198). 



176. Cahekass (21). ^fot marked. 1150 Eass Maige Fort (Eook 

 of Leinster) as being on the rapids of the Maigue. 1251 Cathyrass, 

 held by J. Flandrens (B.B.L., xlvii. and Ixi.). It belonged to the 

 Earls of Kildare. 1599 Ger. FitzGerald died, seised of Caherasse C. 

 (Inq. Chan., 9, 61). 1636 Mau. FitzGerald held Cahirassa C. and 

 vill., in the Manor of Croom, from the Earl of Kildare {11., 184). 

 1657 C, bawn, orchard, and eel-weir on the Maigue, late held by 

 Garret FitzGerald (C.S., xxiv., p. 31 ; D.S.A., 42). 1666 Granted to 

 Sir Edm. Oraisby. 1703 To Geo. Evans, jun. I^ow held by Sir 

 David Eoche, Bart. 



177. TooREEX or Islaxdmoee (30). Not marked. 1641 Edm. 

 Hickie, of Tourine, and "W. Leo, of Tullyvin, hanged some of the 

 inmates of Croom C. (Dep., 383). 1655 Tworin, in Croom, stump of a 

 C, Edm. Hickie (C.S., xxiv., p. 30). There was some tradition of 

 a C. there down to 1874. 



^ Sir Robert Pigott, of Dysert, Queen's Covmty (son of John, who 'TS'as granted 

 that place, 1562), had a fourth son, William Pigott, who married Anne, daughter 

 of Sir J. Dowdall and his wife Ehzabeth, daughter of Sir T. Southwell, of Castle- 

 mattress. Anne defended Kilfenny [vide infra) against the Confederates, 1642, 

 which place was held by their greatgrandson, who died, s. p., in 1718. 



