School: Shountrade, Adare (roll number 6657)
- Location:
- Shantraud, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 010a
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- (continued from previous page)1537 it fell into the hands of the Desmonds. The castle was now occupied by the Earls of Desmond, but in 1583 after the Desmond wars it reverted to the Kildares.Essex visited Adare in 1599, according to tradition. He quartered his horses one night in the ruins of the Augustinian Abbey near the bridge. The Castle was then in possession of the Sugan Earl. In 1600 it was abandoned to Carew. In 1657 it was dismantled by order of Cromwell.Local people say that it was battered down by cannon from an opposite hill across the river Maigue.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Hickey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- William Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Curraghbeg, Co. Limerick
