Castlekealy Lawns, Daingean

Area

267 m²

Buildings

2 buildings touch it, 117 m² on the ground

Zoning

R2 Existing Residential (Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027) The objective

Townland

Townparks

Planning applications on this parcel

No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 10 recorded monuments.

• OF018-006 Historic town
  Description

  The earlier fort of Daingean (OF018-006001-) which was an important O'Conor stronghold, with its associated church of 'Cill O Duirthi' [Killaderry] (OF010-035002-), is likely to have had an attendant native Irish settlement. However, the true town of Daingean had its origins in plantation policy commencing with the building of Fort Governor by Sir William Brabazon in 1546, around which a settlement steadily grew despite attacks from the O'More's and O'Conor's. With the shiring of the territory of Ui Failge in 1556, Fort Falkland and its settlement was renamed Philipstown in honour of Philip II of Spain. In 1567 it was incorporated by charter and granted a weekly market. The corporation was requested to fortify the town with fosses and stone wall and although nothing of these walls survive, there are indications of the former fosse on the E, S and W sides of the town. A further grant of c. 1570 refers to 12 messuages and a water mill within it and in 1598 there is mention of a gaol. The street plan is linear, Main St. running on a N-S axis off which the burgage plots extended. Fort Governor stood at the SE end of the street and at the E end of Fort Lane. Two armorial plaques bearing the arms of the Earl of Sussex and Mary Tudor formerly grace the gate entrance to the fort. Additional charters were granted in 1673 and 1688-9, but this walled town unlike its counterpart at Maryborough [Portlaoise] never really flourished and it received a setback, when it was burnt by the O'Conors during the Jacobite wars. It has been suggested that Fort Governor (OF018-006001-) was built on the site of the earlier O'Conor fortification, however Castle Barnagh (OF018-009001-) may have been the earlier O'Conor castle that was later replaced by Fort Governor (OF018-006001-) at a new location around which the sixteenth century settlement of Philipstown grew up around. (Comerford 1885, 303; Bradley 1986, 35-8; Loeber 1991, 16-18) Archaeological test trenching was carried out by Jim Higgins under licence no. 98E0093 prior to the development of a housing development located on the NE side of the Main St and to the SE of Bolger's shop (no. 54 Main St.). Six trenches were excavated and no evidence pre 19th century was uncovered. Test excavation was carried out by Dominic Delany under licence no. 99E0677 ext. on 13 June 2000 at the site of a proposed extension to a licensed premises. The site lies at the north end of the archaeological zone around the historic town of Daingean. The tested area (c. 25m2) had a gravel surface and was used as a storage yard. Four trenches were excavated on the footprint of the proposed extension and its associated services. The gravel surface covered a rubble fill (0.6m thick), which overlay a 2m-thick bog deposit. The bog consisted of a mid- to dark brown/black silt with frequent inclusions of organic matter (branches, twigs, leaves, bark fragments etc.) and occasional animal bone fragments. It was extremely soft, and the overlying rubble was obviously imported onto the site to stabilise the ground. The natural boulder clay was encountered at 2.5m below the existing ground level. A disused circular stone-lined well (0.9m in diameter, c. 1m deep) was discovered at the rear of the existing building. The well was partially covered with wooden planks and was filled with foul water. It was faced internally with roughly hewn limestone blocks and revetted externally by a rubble fill of unmortared cobbles and red brick. The well is undoubtedly a relatively modern feature. No archaeological material was discovered during testing. Test excavation was undertaken by Dominic Delany under licence no. 99E0720 ext. at the site of a proposed residential development on 8 and 9 January 2000. The site consists of a large L-shaped garden plot (max. dimensions 82m north-south x 84m). It is bounded to the west by a water-filled ditch, which may preserve the line of the fosse that surrounded the 16th-century Plantation town. The site of the fort that was the origin of the town is c. 200m east of the proposed development site. The south and east walls of the original courthouse at Daingean survive as boundary walls at the south-east end of the site. The east wall façade and an arched entrance gateway immediately south of it contain date stones bearing the date 1759. Testing comprised the mechanical excavation of six trenches (35-60m long). Several land drains (c. 1.25m wide) and areas of modern disturbance were encountered. The north wall of the courthouse was indicated by a foundation course of large, roughly worked limestone blocks (1.3m wide, 0.3m high), and a robber trench indicated the site of the west wall. A portion of an oval pit (1.9m north-south x 1.1m) was discovered close to the centre of the tested area. A section cutting indicated that it is 0.2m deep, and the fill was a mid-brown, silty clay with occasional inclusions of charcoal flecks, lumps of lime mortar, brick fragments, slate, animal bone, pebbles and small to medium-sized stones. A much larger pit (minimum 6m north-south x 15m) was encountered at the north-west edge of the tested area. It was 0.27m deep, and the fill was a grey, silty clay with moderate inclusions of pebbles, small stones, brick fragments and animal bone. The presence of brick and slate in the fills of these features indicates a post-medieval or early modern date. They may be contemporary with the 18th-century courthouse. Archaeological monitoring was carried out on the Main St. by Declan Moore in 2001 under licence no. 00E0384. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted during the course of monitoring Test-trenching was carried out under licence no. 04E1041 as part of the planning schedule relating to an extension to a national school adjacent to an enclosure (SMR 18:6). A series of trenches were excavated by mechanical digger and no features or finds of archaeological significance were revealed. John Purcell, 17 Balmoral Terrace, Dillon's Cross, Cork. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 April 2009

• OF018-006001 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Fort Governor was constructed by order of Lord Deputy Bellingham on the site of the newly built O'Conor stronghold of Daingean which had been appropriated to the Crown by Lord Leonard Grey in 1537. It was then described as being 'builded in a great marsh… and great ditches and marshes about the same….defended by forty persons, the most of them gunners' (Curtis 1929, 317-8). Present remains consist of the fort comprise a large raised almost square area or bawn (dims. c. 82m N-S x 83m E-W) defined by a ditch faced with large sections of walling particularly well preserved at the SW angle. A stone built causeway over the fosse at the centre of the fort's W side, which gives access to the castle, appears to be of more recent origin. There are extensive grass-covered wall-footings of buildings in the enclosed area, with an H-shaped building which is possibly the castle located in the centre of the bawn of which only the wall-footings survive. As late as 1942 (ITA Survey) vesitiges of a bastion (Wth c. 5.35m) were noted projecting out 2.45m from the W wall. There are no upstanding remains of this feature. Two late 16th century armorial plaques (OF018-006009-; OF018-008----) from the fort are presently housed in the local library and in Castlebarnagh golf club respectively. (Comerford 1885, 3030; Hayes-McCoy 1976, 70; Bradley 1986, 35-7) According to O'Flanagan (1933, vol. 1, 42) the fortress at Daingean was called the 'Fort of Faly'. The modern town of Daingean had its origins in plantation policy commencing with the building of Fort Governor by Sir William Brabazon in 1546, around which a settlement steadily grew despite attacks from the O'More's and O'Conor's. With the shiring of the territory of Ui Failge in 1556, Fort Falkland and its settlement was renamed Philipstown in honour of Philip II of Spain. Present remains consist of a large raised almost square shaped area or bawn (OF018-006002-) (c. 82m N-S; 83m E-W) defined by a ditch and large sections of walling (up to 2.8m H) built against the enclosed material. The walling is particularly well preserved at the SW angle (H 2.8m; T 0.9m) especially the S end of the wall. There are extensive grass covered wall footings of an H-shaped building or castle that was situated in the centre of the bawn or the enclosed area. Stone built causeway over fosse in middle of W side gave access to castle but is butted against the perimeter wall and is almost certainly of recent origin. According to Davies (ITA Survey) there was a bastion on the W wall projecting out by 8 ft and was 17.5 ft wide. No surface remains of this feature. Two late 16th-century armorial plaques (OF018-006009-; OF018-008----) from this fort are now housed in the local library (Bradley 1986, 37). Archaeological monitoring under licence no. 03E1575 was required as part of the planning schedule for a housing development adjacent to a 16th-century fort at the south of Daingean town (OF018-006----). The north-west section of the development and the access road has been soil-stripped. No archaeological features or finds were uncovered. Monitoring will be continued in 2004 (Excavations Bulletin 2003). Test-trenching was carried out under licence no. 04E1041 as part of the planning schedule relating to an extension to a national school adjacent to an enclosure (OF018-006----). A series of trenches were excavated by mechanical digger and no features or finds of archaeological significance were revealed. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of revision: 27 April 2009

• OF018-006002 Bawn
  Description

  According to O'Flanagan (1933, vol. 1, 42) the fortress at Daingean was called the 'Fort of Faly'. The modern town of Daingean had its origins in plantation policy commencing with the building of Fort Governor by Sir William Brabazon in 1546, around which a settlement steadily grew despite attacks from the O'More's and O'Conor's. With the shiring of the territory of Ui Failge in 1556, Fort Falkland and its settlement was renamed Philipstown in honour of Philip II of Spain. Present remains consist of a large raised almost square shaped area or bawn (OF018-006002-) (c. 82m N-S; 83m E-W) defined by a ditch and large sections of walling (up to 2.8m H) built against the enclosed material. The walling is particularly well preserved at the SW angle (H 2.8m; T 0.9m) especially the S end of the wall. There are extensive grass covered wall footings of an H-shaped building or castle that was situated in the centre of the bawn or the enclosed area. Stone built causeway over fosse in middle of W side gave access to castle but is butted against the perimeter wall and is almost certainly of recent origin. According to Davies (ITA Survey) there was a bastion on the W wall projecting out by 8 ft and was 17.5 ft wide. No surface remains of this feature. Two late 16th-century armorial plaques (OF018-006009; OF018-008----) from this fort are now housed in the local library (Bradley 1986, 37). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF018-006003 Church
  Description

  The present town of Daingean had its origins in plantation policy commencing with the building of Fort Governor (OF018-006001-) by Sir William Brabazon in 1546, around which a settlement steadily grew despite attacks from the O'More's and O'Conor's. With the shiring of the territory of Ui Failge in 1556, Fort Falkland and its settlement was renamed Philipstown in honour of Philip II of Spain. In 1567 it was incorporated by charter and granted a weekly market. The corporation was requested to fortify the town with fosses and stone wall and although nothing of these walls survive, there are indications of the former fosse on the E, S and W sides of the town. A further grant of c. 1570 refers to 12 messuages and a water mill (OF018-006006-) within it and in 1598 there is mention of a gaol (OF018-006008-). The street plan is linear, Main St. running on a N-S axis off which the burgage plots extended. Additional charters were granted in 1673 and 1688-9, but this walled town unlike its counterpart at Maryborough [Portlaoise] never really flourished and it received a setback, when it was burnt by the O'Conors during the Jacobite wars. (Comerford 1885, 303; Bradley 1986, 35-8; Loeber 1991, 16-18) No remains of sixteenth century church, possible 19th century C of I church may have been built on the site of the earlier church. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF018-006004 Graveyard
  Description

  The present town of Daingean had its origins in plantation policy commencing with the building of Fort Governor (OF018-006001-) by Sir William Brabazon in 1546, around which a settlement steadily grew despite attacks from the O'More's and O'Conor's. With the shiring of the territory of Ui Failge in 1556, Fort Falkland and its settlement was renamed Philipstown in honour of Philip II of Spain. In 1567 it was incorporated by charter and granted a weekly market. The corporation was requested to fortify the town with fosses and stone wall and although nothing of these walls survive, there are indications of the former fosse on the E, S and W sides of the town. A further grant of c. 1570 refers to 12 messuages and a water mill (OF018-006006-) within it and in 1598 there is mention of a gaol (OF018-006008-). The street plan is linear, Main St. running on a N-S axis off which the burgage plots extended. Additional charters were granted in 1673 and 1688-9, but this walled town unlike its counterpart at Maryborough [Portlaoise] never really flourished and it received a setback, when it was burnt by the O'Conors during the Jacobite wars. (Comerford 1885, 303; Bradley 1986, 35-8; Loeber 1991, 16-18) 19th century C of I church built inside graveyard to the N of the sixteenth century Fort Governor, this graveyard may date back to the sixteenth century and may have been established when the town was planted in the sixteenth century. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF018-006005 Town defences
  Description

  The present town of Daingean had its origins in plantation policy commencing with the building of Fort Governor (OF018-006001-) by Sir William Brabazon in 1546, around which a settlement steadily grew despite attacks from the O'More's and O'Conor's. With the shiring of the territory of Ui Failge in 1556, Fort Falkland and its settlement was renamed Philipstown in honour of Philip II of Spain. In 1567 it was incorporated by charter and granted a weekly market. The corporation was requested to fortify the town with fosses and stone wall and although nothing of these walls survive, there are indications of the former fosse on the E, S and W sides of the town. A further grant of c. 1570 refers to 12 messuages and a water mill (OF018-006006-) within it and in 1598 there is mention of a gaol (OF018-006008-). The street plan is linear, Main St. running on a N-S axis off which the burgage plots extended. Additional charters were granted in 1673 and 1688-9, but this walled town unlike its counterpart at Maryborough [Portlaoise] never really flourished and it received a setback, when it was burnt by the O'Conors during the Jacobite wars. (Comerford 1885, 303; Bradley 1986, 35-8; Loeber 1991, 16-18) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF018-006007 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  Low linear earthwork in field adjoining the sixteenth century fortification located to the E may be the remains of a medieval roadway which gave access to Fort Governor. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF018-006009 Armorial plaque (present location)
  Description

  Two rectangular shaped limestone plaques, one of which is now in the Library (OF018-006010), the other is in Castlebarnagh golf clubhouse (OF018-008----) and said to have come from the gate piers of the entrance to the Fort Castle (OF018-006001-). Both decorated in false relief with achievement of arms and dating to mid-sixteenth century. (JKAS 1941 275-78). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF018-006010 Armorial plaque
  Description

  Two rectangular shaped limestone plaques now in the Library and the other in Castlebarnagh golff course clubhouse, said to have come from the gate piers of the entrance to the Fort Castle (OF018-006001-). Both decorated in false relief with achievement of arms and dating to mid-sixteenth century. (JKAS 1941 275-78). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF018-006011 Armorial plaque
  Description

  Two rectangular shaped limestone plaques, one of which is now in the Library (OF018-006010-), the other is in Castlebarnagh golf clubhouse (OF018-008----) and said to have come from the gate piers of the entrance to the Fort Castle (OF018-006001-). Both decorated in false relief with achievement of arms and dating to mid-sixteenth century. (JKAS 1941 275-78).

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