The site caught the attention of George Victor du Noyer around 1850, who captured the tower house in a detailed drawing that shows a slender, narrow tower alongside part of the bawn wall, complete with its distinctive pointed entrance. This artistic record has proved invaluable, as it’s now the only visual evidence we have of what the structure looked like before its demolition.

The castle met its end around 1903 when it was completely removed, taking with it centuries of local history. What makes this site particularly intriguing for historians and archaeologists is its relationship with the surrounding landscape; immediately to the northeast lies a circular moated site, suggesting this was once a more extensive medieval complex than the single tower house might indicate. Such proximity between defensive structures wasn’t uncommon in medieval Ireland, where landowners often built multiple fortifications to protect their holdings.

While visitors to Boley today won’t find any standing ruins to explore, the site remains significant for understanding the pattern of Anglo-Norman settlement in County Wexford. The combination of tower house, bawn wall, and nearby moated site represents a typical defensive arrangement of the late medieval period, when local lords needed both residential quarters and protective enclosures for livestock and retainers. Du Noyer’s drawing, preserved in historical archives, continues to offer researchers a window into this lost piece of Wexford’s architectural heritage.