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The most striking architectural feature of the area is a large tower house, now totally derelict<ref>http://www.phouka.com/tr/ireland/photos/castles/drumnahane/01-drun.htm</ref>. |
The most striking architectural feature of the area is a large tower house, now totally derelict<ref>http://www.phouka.com/tr/ireland/photos/castles/drumnahane/01-drun.htm</ref>. |
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It belonged to Stephen McEgan and was made over to Nicholas White at the Cromwellian settlement when the latter was awarded lands in Ireland. It is a square castle 47ft by 35ft and the walls are 7ft thick. It belongs to the 14th Century. It was originally five storeys high, with the second floor resting on a stone arch. The walls were well grouted and the stone staircase passed through the thickness of the south and east walls. The windows were rectangular and constructed of chiselled limestone<ref>http://borrisokane.com/index.php?page=history&id=17</ref>. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Drumnamahane (Dromainn na Meatháin) is a townland in the Barony of Lower Ormond in County Tipperary, Ireland[1][2]
It derives its name from the Irish 'Dromainn', meaning a 'ridge'[3], and 'na Meatháin', the genitive case pertaining to the family name, Mahon, or O'Mahon. Therefore an English translation would be 'Mahon's/ O'Mahon's Ridge'.
The most striking architectural feature of the area is a large tower house, now totally derelict[4]. It belonged to Stephen McEgan and was made over to Nicholas White at the Cromwellian settlement when the latter was awarded lands in Ireland. It is a square castle 47ft by 35ft and the walls are 7ft thick. It belongs to the 14th Century. It was originally five storeys high, with the second floor resting on a stone arch. The walls were well grouted and the stone staircase passed through the thickness of the south and east walls. The windows were rectangular and constructed of chiselled limestone[5].
References
- ^ http://www.logainm.ie/Viewer.aspx?text=Dromainn+na+meatháin
- ^ http://www.irelandgenweb.com/~irltip/townlands/Drumnamahane.htm
- ^ http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a918891671
- ^ http://www.phouka.com/tr/ireland/photos/castles/drumnahane/01-drun.htm
- ^ http://borrisokane.com/index.php?page=history&id=17