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with a mill, property of John ogc FitzGibbon, the White Knight.^ 

 1586 C. named by Peyton (p. 23). 1587 Granted to G. Boston and 

 Lan. Bostock (Carcw, i., p. 450). 1590 Grant to Edm. FitzGibhon, 

 the "White Knight, of the site of the C. of Court Iludderye, near 

 Kilmallock, " surronnded with a stone wall, the Court being ruinous," 

 and the water-mill (Fi. 5517). 1617 Maur. Hurley, of Knocldong, 

 settled the ruined C. of Court Inruddery, water-mill, little garden 

 called Garrenruddery, &c. (Inq. Chan., Car. I., 189). 1655 Court- 

 neruddery, an old ruinous C, and waste mill on river Gleane outside 

 the town walls, having the river to the west and the (Dominican) 

 Abbey land to south (C.S., p. 52). 



254. Castle Coote (47). Site marked near Ashill Towers, 



COSHLEA. 



The district along the ''foot of the hills," Cois sloibhe, or Coshlea, 

 is called in the Dindshenchas Mag Findahrach, perhaps from Knock 

 fenora, near Bruree.^ Much of it was included in Aherloe, Eatharlach, 

 which the Normans called Natharlach, and Atharlach. The early 

 legends and forts of Kilfinane, Dunglare, Knocklong, and Duntrileague 

 attest its early importance. It is the most picturesque portion of 

 County Limerick, being overhung by the Galtees and Ballyhoura 

 Mountains, and rich in most lovely glens and streams. 



TJregaee (now in Small County). 



255. BulgadenFox (40). Not marked. Sec next. 1577 J. Fox,^ of 

 Bulgedine, was pardoned (Fi. 3040). Peyton gives Bulgedden Buske 

 C, " Boskagh " being the Fox family (p. llu). 1587 Sir E. Fitton 



^ For the history of the "White Knights, see Journal U.S. A. I., vol. xii. (1871), 

 p. 591, by Rev. Jas. Graves; also in vol. xiv. (1877), Appendix, p. 299, by Miss 

 Ilicksoii. 



' Dindshenehas, ed. W. Stokes, No. 118 {Revue CeUique, 1895, p. G9). Knoek- 

 fenora {O.S., 39) suggests a possible claim for it as Cathair Fhionnabhrach (sec 

 Book of Rights) as against Ballykinvarga. I incline to the older view from 

 the closeness of Knockfenora to the fort of Bruree telling against a second fort 

 being claimed at that place, while Ballykinvarga, Cennathrach, and, probably, 

 Caechan Boirne and Tuam na heidhin lay round the edge of the territory of tiie 

 Corca Modruad tribes, to hold them in fealty to Cashel at least in theory. 



This was an old city family said to have been Irish. T. Fox was bailitf 

 of Limerick, 1445. 



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