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

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

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[1] "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.

[COLD-2] Larkin, Patrick (2012), "The Castles Of Lough Derg: An Illustrated Survey", Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 64: 27, JSTOR 24612853

[Civil_Survey-3] Simington (1934), The Civil Survey County Of Tipperary (PDF), vol. 2, Dublin: The Stationery Office, p. 317

[4] "Kilfadda Castle".

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