Has anyone visited Cantwell Court or Cantwell Villa near Kilkenny. We have Cantwells as relatives and I was hoping to visit the castle--if it still exists. Also any tips on restaurants in or near Kilkenny would be a great help.
Many thanks,
Jim Passalacqua
Cantwell Court or Villa near Kilkenny
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I don't know it - but to maybe help w/ your research . . . my guess is it's 'vill' not 'villa'
Cantwell's Court appears to be a 'townsland' which is a small district/land tract, not a town or anything. Vill means sort of the same thing.
A couple of links:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/history/cantwell.html
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/castles.htm
It seems there are some ruins for you to inspect.
Cantwell's Court aka Sandiford's Castle was destroyed by Cromwellian forces pre 1653 location http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,654683,659842,7,3
Thanks all for the quick responses. Just looked up Sandford's Castle and that seems to be what I was referring to. I much appreciate the help.