Antiquities
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Antiquities in Robeen and Kilcommon parishes, from Irish Tourist Association Survey, 1945
There is a substantial list of antiquities in the survey for Robeen and Kilcommon parishes. These include:
- Ruins of a number of castles believed to have been strongholds of the Burke family:-
- Robeen Castle; castle ruins in Coolcon, later belonging to the Blake family; castle ruins in Castle Villa; Hags Castle in Lough Carra; foundation traces of a castle in Bellanaloob townland, taken from the burkes by Sir Edward Fitton, first president of Connaught in 1585 and subsequently acquired by Henry Bingham.
- Church ruins in Annies townland said to have been a Benedictine convent established by MacWilliam, de Burgo chief. Subsequently passed to the Franciscans and Augustinians. Suppressed by the 1st Earl of Clanricarde.
- Church remnants in Robeen.
- Teampleen or "Little church” in Bellanaloob
- Church ruins in Kilcommon graveyard. Probably a parish church.
- Remnants of church in Creggawatta.
- Brownstown House ruins:- Residence of Browne family. Unoccupied for sixty years prior to the survey.
- Frenchgrove house ruins:- Originally residence of the Blake family. Subsequently owned by French and later still by Eager.
- Bloomfield House ruins:- formerly the residence of the Ruttledge family. Sold to Land Commission.
- Cashel in Newbrook
- Fort in Carras
- Traces of church in Kiltaugharaun.
- Holy wells in Roos and Ballywalter townlands
- Model agricultural college at Kilrush, mentioned by Lewis.
The headings for the survey are listed below. Clicking on the heading will open the relevant section in the survey.