Round Towers in Ireland – 1838

Round Tower at Monasterboice, Co. Louth (c1960)

Table of Round Towers included on the 1838 Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge SDUK 1838 map of Ireland. (These are not shown on the map).

Key to ‘state’ column : p – Perfect with conical cap, np – nearly perfect, i – imperfect, s – only the stump. f – foundations only, v – remarkable variety in the construction.

No. Name     (feet)
State County
1 Aghadoe s Kerry
2 Aghagower Mayo
3 Aghavuller i Kilkenny
4 Annadown f Galway
5 Antrim            …………..95 p Antrim

6 Ardbraccan f Meath
7 Ardfert f Kerry
8 Ardmore         ………….90 v.p. Waterford
9 Ardrahan f Galway
10 Armagh f Armagh
11 Armoy i Antrim
12 Arranmore Islands (and 7 antient Churches) Galway
13 Ballagh, Bel, Balla i Mayo
14 Ballybeg s Cork
15 Ballygaddy Galway
16 Ballynasagart or Errigal f Tyrone
17 Ballyvourney f Cork
18 Ballywerk Cork
19 Boyle Roscommon
20 Braade i Donegal
21 Brigoon    (near Mitchlest.) f Cork
22 Carrigeen i.v. Limerick
23 Cashel P Tipperary
24 Castle-Dermot i Kildare
25 Clogh-Teagh       ……………40 s Down (nr. Maghera)
26 Clonard f Meath
27 Clondalkin      ………….110 v.i. Dublin
28 Clonmacnoise P Kings County
29 ……….. (a second) i Do.
30 Clones P Monaghan
31 ……….. (a second) i Do.
32 Cloyne         ……………92 i Cork
33 Cork f Cork
34 Currane (Island in Lough Currane) i Kerry
35 Devenish        …………..82 v.p. Fermanagh
36 Donaghmore v.i. Meath
37 Downpatrick f Down
38 Drogheda f Louth
39 Dromiskin i Louth
40 Dromachose f Londonderry
41 Drumbo i Down
42 Drumcliff i Sligo
43 Drumkleeve v Clare
44 Drumlane i Cavan
45 Dublin (Christ Church) f Dublin
46 Duleek f Meath
47 Dunaman f Limerick
48 Dungarvan Waterford
49 Dungiven f Londonderry
50 Dysart i Limerick
51 Dysart O’Dea v.i. Clare
52 Dysart f Queen’s Cty.
53 Emly f Tipperary
Erigal (see 16) f Tyrone
54 Feartamore Galway
55 Ferbane Kings Cty.
56 ……… a second Do.
57 Ferns Wexford
58 Fertagh             …………….. 96 p Kilkenny
59 Glendalough (7 Chs.) i Wicklow
60 …… a 2nd at St. Kevins Kitchen p Do.
61 ….. a 3rd at Ivy Church f Do.
62 Granard f Longford
63 Inch-Clorin & 7 ant. churches f Longford (L. Ree)
Inniscattery  ( see 101) i Clare (R. Shann.)
64 Innis-caltra (& 7 Chs.) i Clare (L. Derg)
65 Inniskean Monaghan
66 Innis-mac-nessan i Dublin (Irelands eye)
67 Kellystown f Carlow
68 Kells             ……………….99 i Meath
69 Kilcullen Old    ……….. 130 i Kildare
70 Kildare p Kildare
71 Kilkenny  (St. Canice) p County
72 Kilalla Mayo
73 Killbanon Galway
74 Killeskin Queens Cty.
75 Killnaboy i Clare
76 Killossy i Kildare
77 Kilmacduagh p Galway
78 Kilmallock v.i. Limerick
79 Kilree  (near Kells)     ……..120 v.i. Kilkenny
80 Kineth, or Kinneagh v.i. Cork
81 Limerick f Limerick
82 Londonderry      ……………35 f Londonderry
83 Louth f Louth
84 Lusk i Dublin
85 Maghera i Down
86 Meelick Galway
87 Moat (Ballymoat) Sligo
88 Monasterboice np Louth
89 Newcastle Mayo
90 Nohoval Daly Cork
91 Oran Roscommon
92 Oughterard i Kildare
93 Ram-island i Antrim (L. Neagh)
94 Raphoe Donegal
95 Rathmichael Dublin
96 Rattoo (and 7 antient churches) Kerry
97 Roscom, or Murrough i Galway
98 Roscommon f Roscommon
99 Roscrea           ……………..80 p Tipperary
100 Rosenallis f Queens Cty.
101 Scattery. Isd. and 7 antient Churches i Clare (R. Shann.)
102 Sier-Kieran        ……………. 20 p Kings Cty.
103 Slane f Meath
104 Sligo Sligo
105 ………….. a second Do.
106 Swords       ……………………. 73 p Dublin
107 Tamlaght Londonderry
108 Teghadoe i Kildare
109 Timahoe p Queens Cty.
110 Tory-island (7 Chs.) Donegal
111 Trim f Meath
112 Trummery      ……………………  60 np Antrim
113 Tuaim-graine, or Tomgrany f Clare
114 Tullaghard f Meath
115 Tullaherin v.i. Kilkenny
116 Tullamain Kilkenny
117 Turlough p Mayo
[ Omitted ]
118 Ardpatrick s Limerick
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