View of the ruins of Carrigogunnell Castle, near Limerick. Road In the foreground, with woman and child. <br><br>Copy of drawing by Luttrell Wynne (q.v.). Original created in 1774. In Grose’s <em>Antiquities</em> the print of Carrigogunnell Castle is stated to have been ‘taken from an original drawing by Dr. Wynne.’ <br>Wynne in one of his travel notebooks remarks: ‘Near Limerick is a curious old castle upon a high rock, calld Carrick na Cunnael or Guinnial or Rock of light, which makes a very romantic appearance.’ (This reflects a widespread but mistaken version of the placename, which should be Carraig Ó gCoinneall rather than Carraig na gcoinneall.) <br> <br> <div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em;"> <p>Sources:</p> <p>Francis Grose, <em>Antiquities of Ireland</em>, Vol. 2 (London: S. Hooper, 1791), p. 28.</p> <p>Logainm, Dublin City University, at https://www.logainm.ie/. Accessed 1.4.2018.</p> </div>

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