Tullagh Castle

Artist(s): Thomas Dineley (Draughtsman)

View of Tullow Castle (no longer extant) and surrounding walls. The entrance to the enclosed area is between two rounded towers. Adjacent buildings include a three-gabled mansion with tall chimneys. In the internal courtyard a troop of soldiers and four horsemen are constituted of three separate fragments from a printed plate, pasted on the drawing. Other features are identified by letters and an annexed key.<br><br>The location shown here is based on the Archaeological Survey record for Tullowphelim. <br>Source: <br> Archaeological Survey of Ireland, at http://webgis.archaeology.ie/NationalMonuments/FlexViewer/, record CW008-045003-. Accessed 15.11.2014.

Inscribed in Image

  • Caption within boundaries of image – <br>TULLAGH CASTLE
  • Text within boundaries of image – <br>a Draw bridge / b Gardenage / c Nursery. <br>ROAD TO HACKETS TOWN

Image Details

Genre Landscape
Technique Pen and ink drawings
Subject(s) Antiquities and archaeological sites, Architecture, Forts and fortifications
Geographical Location
  • Carlow – County
  • Leinster – Province
  • Tullow – Village
  • Tullow Castle – Castle – No longer extant; location here based on Archaeological Survey record for Tullowphelim (CW008-045003)
Keyword(s) Archaeological sites, Birds, Bridges, Buildings, Castles, Gardens & parks, Hats, Horses, Men, People, Soldiers, Towers
Colour Monochrome
Dimensions 8 cm x 6.2 cm
Published / created 1681

Bibliographical Details

Travel Account Observations in a Voyage through the Kingdom of Ireland
Contributor(s)
Print or manuscript Manuscript
Location of image in copy p. 90
Source copy National Library of Ireland MS 392
Permalink https://ttce.universityofgalway.ie/irelandillustrated/view/image/ii_image_1373989564
Rights Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

Related text from travel account

This [Ballynunnery] is distant from Staplestowne two miles and half from Catherlough 4 miles and from Tullagh two and a half: <br>[p. 90] <br>[image: Tullagh Castle] <br>From Tullagh Phelim, to Hackets-Town is 5 miles In which two miles off from Tullagh you are to pass a River called Dender, but more commonly Derrin upon which is a mill and Bridge of Timber <br>Hackets-Town hath nothing of note neither within nor neer it The Inne at the George, kept by William Caroll is tolerable. <br> […] <br>
A Journey from <br>Catherlaugh to WICKLOW<br>From Catherlaugh to Tullagh is 5 miles <br>TULLAGH is a fair Town in the county of Catherlaugh with a Good Castle part of the Estate of the Earle of Arran The Tennant to the Castle is William Cruchley Esq<sup>r</sup> one of his Ma<sup>ties</sup> Justices of the Peace for this county who hath lately beautified it, repair’d the Town Bridge which is of stone w<sup>th</sup> arches built severall mills here and at Catherlaugh where he is also Tennant to the R<sup>t</sup> Hon<sup>ble</sup> Henry Earle of Thomond repaired also a fair stone bridge over the River Barrow there, half whereof is in the Queen’s County, being a money’d man & a great undertaker <br>This Town is called Tullagh Phelim to distinguish between another Tullagh in the Queens county <br>To be considered here by the Traveller are the Ruines of an Abbey by the river side, heretofore of Augustine Friars here are the remaines of some monuments <br>Tullagh hath one parochial Church dedicated to S<sup>t</sup> Columb which Saint is sayd to be buried in Down-Patrick in the North of Ireland in the County of Down, with two other Capitall S<sup>ts</sup> Saint Bridget and S<sup>t</sup> PATRICK with this Inscripcon <br>HI TRES IN DUNO TUMULO TUMULANTUR <br>IN UNO. <br>BRIGIDA PATRICIUS ATQUE COLUMBA PIUS. <br>S<sup>t</sup> Columbs Church is also made use of for a schoole house In the Church yard is seen the Fantastical monument on the other side, which I touched off for want of a better remark upon the place <br>[new page] Byrnes monument in Tullagh Church Yard <br>[image: Byrnes monument] <br>The next thing to be seen by the Traveller is the Castle which I have penn’d on the back side of this leafe <br>It is thought a good Quarter for Horse, here is quartered the Troop of the Hon<sup>ble</sup> Edward Brabazon Esq<sup>r</sup>. <br>Here are Good Inns the Rose and Crown and Royall Oake are the chiefest. [pp. 89-90; penultimate irregularly numbered pages of the manuscript]
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