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Amogan (Equity Exch., Order I., May, 1606). 1611 A portion of 

 the C. of Omoggane was reserved for Emory Lee (Inq. Chan., 6). 

 1613 P. Drew fixed its mears (Inq. Chan., 10b). 1655 Awangon, 

 late estate of B. Hunt, granted to 01. Lambert and Brook Bridges 

 (B.D., p. 21 ; C.S., p. 50), 1668 Avongan or Amogan confirmed to 

 Lambert (Act Sett.). 1719 W. Blunt, of Amogan, died (will, 

 Limerick). 



Fabric. — A tower 27 feet by 21 feet, walls 5 feet to 7 feet thick. 

 It is 36 feet high, with a spiral stairs to north-east. Tradition says 

 that James II. slept a night there (O.S.L., 9, p. 438). 



Clonshiee. 



329. Clonshike (20). Marked. 1201 Cluonsiebra held by the 

 Church of Limerick (B.B.L., p. 14). Beg. de S. Jacobo granted a 

 mark off Clonshire to said cathedral (73., I., xi.). 1252 Suit of 

 Adam f . Rob. Bufi Capell and T. Oregan, or Orachan, as to five burgages 

 in Clonchere (PleaB., m. 5d). 1336 The manor of Cluaincheur held 

 by Bishop de Bupefort (Bental). 1586 Cloneshere encastellan 

 (Peyton, 197). 1608 Leased by the Bishop to W. Clarke (Vis. Beg., 

 1615). 1641 Jas. Crowe held it (Dep., 268). 1655 Clonshirebegg and 

 Bohirbradagh, with two orchards, held by Captain W. Piggott in right 

 of his wife (C.S., 52). 1659 Clonshiremore held by Captain T. Wal- 

 cott with a mill and Loughill (Bev. Exch. Orders, p. 51). 



Fabric. — A tower 24 feet by 15^ feet, 40 feet high, with three stories, 

 the second vaulted, with neat ogee-headed windows to the west. There 

 is a staircase turret with five stories to the north (O.S.L., 8, p. 240). 

 The late Mr. George Hewson noted that there were two enlargements 

 of the original tower. ^ 



330. BoHEKBRADAGH (21). Not marked. 1579 Bedm. Wale, of 

 Kyltennan, held Boherbravaghe and part of Clonshere (Inq. Exch., 16, 

 p. 286) ; the son and heir of T. Wale slain in rebellion (Des. B., 73 ; 

 Inq. Exch., 16, p. 286 and 54). 1517 Pierce de Wales held Bally- 

 €gany, Boherbradagh, and Kylboherbradagh,^ in Clonshere (Peyton, 

 251b; and Fi. 5171). Jas. Wale held it (Inq. Exch., 32, p. 30). 

 1625 Bobradagh C. put in settlement by Sir J. Dowdall (Deeds, 

 P.B.O.I., p. 32). 1655 Held by Piggott, with Clonshire.^ 



^ See view, Plate XVI. 



2 Kylboherbradagh may represent Boheriiakeilly," a local name still used for 

 Clonshire. Luke Speirin, of Cappagh, in 1726 desires in his will (Limerick, 1728) 

 to be buried in the Church of Bohernakeilly. 



3 See view, Plate XVI. 



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