Antiquities

Antiquities in Ardagh parish from Irish Tourist Association survey 1942

This section of the survey for Ardagh parish contains the most material. The antiquities described are as follows:

Old church at Ardagh: The earliest record of this church is from 1198 in an epistle issued by Pope Innocent 3rd. It is associated with St. OSuanaigh.
Old church at Castle Gore: Located inside the main entrance of Castle Gore Demesne. Said by tradition to have been erected by Colonel Cuffe for his own private use.
Diarmuid and Grainne's Bed: This consists of groupings of stones close to Ardagh old church. According to the surveyor, there were no surviving historical or legendary accounts that might explain the significance of the stones.
Deel Castle: Erected as a stronghold by the Burkes in the 16th century. Taken over by Sir Arthur Gore after the Cromwellian confiscations.
Castle Gore: Built in 1791 by James Cuffe of Ballinrobe, a cousin of the then Earl of Arran. It subsequently reverted to the Earl of Arran.
Rappa Castle: Said to have been built by the Burkes in the 15th century and subsequently seized by the Barretts. It passed into the hands of the Crofton family after the Cromwellian confiscations and then to the Knox family, who lived there until about fifteen years prior to the survey in 1942.
Cloonagh Lake: There are said to be the ruins of a small ancient church on an island in this lake. No further details known about it.

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