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335. Eallingakry, Knightstreet (29). Marked. Ballingany C. 

 is a reputed Templary. The place is called Le Garth in 1291. In 

 1319 Garthbyboys was held by T. de Lees, and given in charge to 

 AV. Hampton (Grossi Fines). It had evidently belonged to the Byboys 

 family. TV. Byboys witnesses charters in 1228 (B.B.L., pp. 34, 74). 

 In 1252 H. Byboys witnessed that T. f. Eobhad enfeoffed H. Aunsell, 

 and had not been disseised by him^ (Plea R., m. 4 d). 1289 Bad. 

 Biboys andHic. del Esse. (See Plea R., 14. m. 2.) 1290 Alice, mother 

 of Robert Byboys, was unjustly disseised of her lands in Cortynath 

 {lb., 16, m. 24). 1295 Eliz. Byboys is summoned to the King's Bench in 

 a suit of the Abbot of Keynsham ; and Tho. Byboys also appears in the 

 suit against Roger de Lees (Justic. R., pp. 27,48). 1336 Dandree, 

 alias Yilla Rectoris, held by Bishop de Rupefort (Rental). 1408 The 

 town was walled (Pat. R.). 1411 Tho. Saleys, alias Cristour, held 

 Garthbiboys in Limerick Diocese (Cal. Papal Letters, p. 231). 

 1569 Capt. J. Warde reported that Lieut. Creeves was wounded 

 before Garrystown C. The place was then stormed and the garrison of 

 forty men put to the sword (C. S.P.I. , xxix., l^o. 68). 1578 Ger., Earl of 

 Desmond, owned a platea called ''strat. militis " in Ballingarry, 

 and Lacy held the C. (Inq. Exch., 10, 11, 54). 1586 Shradenruddeiy, 

 or Knightstreet, granted to Billingsley (Fi. 5171 ; Carew i., p. 450) 

 Shanaclone C. at Knightstreet (Peyton, 56, 63). 1612 The manor, C, 

 and town of Garestown granted to W. " Casie " (Lacey) (^Pat. R.). 

 1641 J". Mason held the C, mill, and fair of Ballingarry. 1653 The 

 Agents of Connolough pay £30 for hay for the garrison of Ballingar 

 (Account R., 8); Ballingarrie or Dadrienarrylane (C.S., 38). 1667 

 Confirmed to J. Odell (Act Sett.). 1691 Burned by the Irish garrison 

 of Newcastle. 



Fabric. — A picturesque tower, but greatly modernised. It was 

 repaired in 1821 for the Rev. T. Gibbings, and was called Parson's C, 

 1827, being used as a barrack during the Rockite troubles (Fitz- 

 gerald i., p. 381). The tower is 38 feet by 26|- feet outside, and 

 consists of a main wing and turret, the former 55 feet high, with 

 walls 3 feet 9 inches thick, of regular masonry. The turret is 68^ 

 feet high, and adjoins to the north-west. It has a spiral stair and 

 narrow opes, and a skew-arch across the angles. The main wing has 

 three stories; the second has a vault; in the third is an old chimneypiece 

 with *' S.H. 16 (I.H.S.) 38. E.H." Removed from Kilmallock by 



^ Several Irish inhabitants are named — MacGrath, MacKathal, O'Colyn 

 (Collins), O'Ryuerdon (Riordan), Ohaskeran, and others. 



