Cashlankeegh, Ballinamore, Co. Mayo
In the pastoral grounds of Ballinamore House, an elegant 18th-century country house in County Mayo, lie the invisible remnants of a structure known as Cashlankeegh.
Cashlankeegh, Ballinamore, Co. Mayo
The site occupies elevated ground near where the land begins its descent towards the Geestaun River, roughly 90 metres to the west. Though nothing remains visible today, this rectangular building once stood as a notable landmark in the local landscape, measuring approximately 14 to 15 metres from northwest to southeast and 9 to 10 metres from northeast to southwest.
Historical maps tell the story of Cashlankeegh’s decline. The 1838 Ordnance Survey six-inch map clearly marks the building by name, suggesting it held some significance for the local community at that time. However, subsequent editions of the OS maps paint a rather different picture, labelling the site as ‘Cashlankeegh (in Ruins)’, indicating that the structure had already fallen into disrepair by the mid to late 19th century.
Today, visitors to Ballinamore House would find no trace of Cashlankeegh at ground level; the building has completely vanished from the physical landscape, leaving only its cartographic ghost on old maps. This disappearance is not uncommon for rural Irish structures from this period, which often succumbed to abandonment, stone robbing for other buildings, or simply the relentless Irish weather. The site remains an intriguing piece of local history, a reminder of the many lost buildings that once dotted the Irish countryside.





