Antiquities

Descriptions of antiquities in Keelogues Parish from Irish Tourist Association Survey, 1945.

A number of antiquities located in Keelogues parish are described in this section. they include:

Currane Castle, which is said to have belonged to the FitzStephen family.there is a detailed description of the ruins.
Moyhenna Castle, which is associated with the de Burgo and Fitzgerald families. Little of the ruins remain.
Church ruins at Knockatemple, said to have associations with Samuel Ormsby, hence the local name "Teampuill Sam".
Church remnants at Keelogues Old.
Remnants of Walter de Burgo's castle at Turlough Park.
Ruins (foundation only), of castle at Danganmore, believed to belong to the Fitzstephen family of Currane.
Mass rock at Carnacross.
Numerous souterrains.
Children's burial ground near Currane Castle.

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