Kilfadda

Kilfadda (An Choill Fhada in Irish) is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Aglishcloghane close to the town of Borrisokane.[1]

Kilfadda Castle

The site of a now ruined 15th century towerhouse, Kilfadda Castle, stands within the townland.[2]

The towerhouse was owned by a member of the O'Kennedy family in the 17th century,[3] but was soon after passed to the O'Carrolls of Ely O’Carroll who held it until the early 19th century when it was abandoned.[4][2]

References
  1. "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  2. Larkin, Patrick (2012), "The Castles Of Lough Derg: An Illustrated Survey", Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 64: 27, JSTOR 24612853
  3. Simington (1934), The Civil Survey County Of Tipperary (PDF), 2, Dublin: The Stationery Office, p. 317
  4. "Kilfadda Castle".


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