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1325 (75.)- 1583 Jas. Fox held Ballytanckarde (Des. E., 83b). The 

 C. is not given in the surveys of 1655. It was granted, 1666, to Capt. 

 C. Ormsby. The site was called Caislean Baile an Airighte, in 1840 

 (O.S.L., 8, p. 85). 



192. Knocksouna (47). Not marked. The hill of Cnoc Samhna 

 was the legendary scene of a battle of the High King Cormac mac Airt, 

 in A.D. 241. " Eochy the red hand," King of Ulster, camped there in the 

 time of St. Fionnchu of Brigown. The place is of little other note. 

 1583 T. Lacy held Cnocsawny (Fi. 2784). 1655 J. Gould held 

 Knockesawny, with the stump of a C. (C.S., xxiv., p. 286), granted 

 to C. Ormsby (Act Sett.). It is perhaps Tankardstown C. 



193. Balltgubba, South (47). IN'ot marked. 1569 Garrett mac 

 Thomas, of Balligibin, gave evidence as to John Desmond, and 

 Doneskeagh C. (Carew i., p. 389). Pardon to same, 1572 (Fi. 2158). 

 1588 It and Cloghtacka C. granted to E. and Alex. Phitton, under 

 name of " Phitton' s Fortune" (Fi. 5175; Inq. Chan., 6b). 1608 

 Edm. mac Gibbon, the White Knight, died, seised of Ballygibbon 

 C. (Inq. Chan., 17b). 1657 Held by K de Lacy, Fitzgibbon, 

 and sold to C. Ormsby (D.S. A., 42, 43 ; C.S., xxiv., p. 2 ; B.D., p. 67). 



KiLBEEEDr, Minor. 



194. Thohastown (47). ^ot marked. 1558 Ger. f. Tho., of 

 Thomastown, was Sheri:ff of County Limerick (Fi. 42). 1599 Ger. f. 

 Morris FitzGerald died seised of the C, mortgaged in 1591 to (David 

 Miagh). Thomas his grandson redeemed it, 1601, with Bolly bally 

 and Tobornea (Inq. Chan., 9, 61). 1655 Gerrott FitzGerald, of Caherass, 

 held it (C.S. xxiv., p. 3). It lay in the manor of Tobornea, 1721 

 (Mem. of Adare, p. 280). 



195. Leagane or Tobornea (47). Site marked. 1537 Jas. f. 

 Desmond took the profits of the manor of Tibernius," estate of late 

 Tho., Earl of Kildare (Carew i., p. 132). 1629 W. Creagh, of 

 Miltown, was appointed seneschal of Tuberneagh and other manors of 

 G., Earl of Kildare, as formerly held by Peircy Smith (App. 9 Eep., 

 p. 292). A heap of stones was called Tobornea C, 1840 (O.S.L., 8, 

 p. 344). A doubtful site. 



In County Cork. 



196. Eathgoghan (Cork 2 and 3). In 1583 this C. was included 

 in County Limerick, and formed part of the estate of Gerald, Earl of 

 Desmond (Inq. Exch., 10). Its relief by Lord Inchiquin and Col. 



