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Newcastle. 



360. jS'ewcastle "West (36). Marked. It is said to have been 

 a Templary, founded in 1184, but no records appear. 1269 Tho., 

 grandson of John, was thirteen years in his lordship until he died in 

 Caislen ISTua O'Chonaill, and was buried at Tralee (A.F.M.). 1296 Tho., 

 " an appagh," died in Caislen Nua (O'Clery Pedigree). This Tho. f. 

 Maur. held from the King in Capite, with the issues of the Grange of 

 Kilbrodan, mills, serjeantcy, pannage, perquisites of Court, ale and 

 meat from liewcastle, Kyllyde, and Ardauch, to value of £49 85. OJ^?.^ 

 besides Senede and Glenogra (Pipe P., 26, 27). 1298 The manor, 

 C, mills, and edifices at Newcastle, inside the wall as well as with- 

 out, require more expenditure than their profits (C.S.P I.). 1306 

 Eliseus, of Lucca, and J. de Barry to have custody (Plea P.). 1315 

 When the Irish felons rose on the coming of Bruce, they destroyed 

 the C. of O'Conyll, and carried off the provisions " (Plea P., xi Ed. II., 

 124, m. 44). The O'Donegans and other tenants of Maur. f. Tho. 

 destroyed Pathkeale and the new C. of O'Conyll. 1358 Maur. f. held 

 it, worth 6O5. (Inq.). It is said to have been a corporate town, 

 but no records are found. 1399 Garrett, 4th Earl, died at Newcastle. 

 1420 It lay in Corcoithe or Gorcoythe, " Corca Oiche of the beautiful 

 wood, a fair surfaced land of fresh creeks under the vigorous hera 

 O'Macasa"! (O'Huidhrin). 1452 The lord's rents in the manor of 

 Nova Castm, and the vill. of Nova Castri, mill, meadow, and worth 

 28s. 1 Id. (Pental O'Conyll). 1462 Jas., the 8th Earl, died in Caislen-nua- 

 O'Conaill, and was buried in Tralee (O'Clery). 1569 The C. surrendered 

 to the English (C.S.P.I). 1583 Newe Castle Manor, Castellnoa, a 

 great square C, the chief house of the said Earl (of Desmond) in 

 Connelo, having at each angle a round turret, with divers rooms and 

 chambers. At the south-west angle are a square C, a high tower 

 or peel, built for defence. Within the walls of the C. are many 

 buildings, a great - hall, a large vault, an excellent chamber, a 

 garden, and in the same a fish-pond, all ruined and waste ; outside 

 are various orchards and a garden of 3 acres" (Des. P., 3b). 1591 

 Granted to G. Courtnay, of Powderham, Devon (Fi. 5586). David 

 oge Hubberd was the last Constable of the Earl's there (Peyton, 154). 

 1598 Sir W. Courtenay neglected his seignory and its defence; so it 

 fell into the hands of the Sugan Earl, and had to be retaken, 1599 

 (C.S.P.I., 5, 27). 1611 Newcastle, with a fair C. and divers houses, 



^Perhaps the Makisse (of Ballyfrayley, 1583) and Macassy family. 



