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223. BALLYXAiiONAMOEE (32). I^'ot marked. 1583 Jas. ffoxe held 

 the land (Des. R., 33b) ; the C. was held by J. Browne ; the next 

 year by Sir E. Eitton (Inq. Exch., 19) ; by JN". Haward, 1607 ; by Edm. 

 Baggott and D. O'Grady in 1609-10 ; the latter held one third of the 

 C. with the loft and half the cellar (Pat. R., and Inq. Chan., 191). 

 1655 It was held by Ed., Eic, and Maur. Eawly (C.8., xxxi., p. 22). 



224. Castle Eaem (32). Is^ot marked. Kamed perhaps from 

 Hospital C. 



Hospital.^ 



225. Hospital (32). Marked. The preceptory was founded by 

 G. de Mariscis, 1215 (see Proc. R.I. A., xxiv. (c.), p. 449). It (or a 

 C. near it) was used as a residence after the dissolution. 1578 C. 

 granted to "W. Apsley. 1655 Hospital held by T. Browne (C.S., 

 xxxi,, p. 5). The C. stood, according to tradition, not far from the 

 preceptory to the east of the bridge, and on the north bank of the 

 river. jS'o trace remains. 



226. KxocKMOXTE C. in Hospital Aney. 1582 J. Browne, slain 

 iu rebellion at Aherloe, owned a broken C, built square, on top of 

 a little mount called Knockmunihy (Des. R., 67b), Knockmonye 

 C, Knockmonihy, 1584, or Cloghmonohy. Knockmono lay near 

 Eallemonebeg (Inq. Exch., 29 Eliz., and 11 ; Hardiman Map, 50; 

 Peyton, p. 18), granted to Fyton, 1587, and to N. Haward 

 (Knockmonine C.) in 1607 (Pat. R.). 



227. Ballycahill (32-40). iS^'ot marked. Ballykahell C. in 

 Greankoeragh, 1586 (Peyton, p. 80). 



KiLCULLANE. 



228. Ballinscoola (32). JSTot marked. 1583 Ballinscowley, 

 Earl of Desmond (Des. R., 3), two towers marked (Peyton, p. 80). 

 1609 Don O'Grady, of Kilballyowen, held Ballynskeulye in Kilkillane 

 (Inq. Chan., 3a), and Ballineskooly C, bawn, and town (Pat. R.). 

 Not to be confused with Ballinscaula. 



229. KiLcrLLANE (32). Marked. 1186 Grant to Magio Abbey 

 of Magnahengi, from the ford of the Scivil, with the whole marsh to 



The hospital v\'ith the adjoining lands was granted by Elizabeth to Sir 

 Valentine Browne, Avho is said to have built the C. His son, Sir T. Browne, 

 married a daughter and heiress of W. Apsley, by his wife, Annabella, daughter 

 of J. Browne, j\[aster of Aine. 



