Sandfordscourt (formerly "Cantwell's Court") is a townland in the civil parish of Rathcoole, in the barony of Gowran, County Kilkenny. [1] There is an association with the Crusades. It is home to Cantwell's Castle, a towerhouse.
Its former owner Thomas Sandford was Mayor of Kilkenny in 1723.
References
- ^ https://www.logainm.ie/ga/27034 Placenames Database of Ireland.
- Brian J. Cantwell (1960). A Cantwell Miscellany. Greystones, Ireland.
See also
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Sandfordscourt (formerly "Cantwell's Court") is a townland in the civil parish of Rathcoole, in the barony of Gowran, County Kilkenny. [1] There is an association with the Crusades. It is home to Cantwell's Castle, a towerhouse.
Its former owner Thomas Sandford was Mayor of Kilkenny in 1723.
References
- ^ https://www.logainm.ie/ga/27034 Placenames Database of Ireland.
- Brian J. Cantwell (1960). A Cantwell Miscellany. Greystones, Ireland.
See also
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