Ballycogley Castle has strong historical links with colonial past

DATING way back to the time of Henry the Second, Ballycogley Castle was built by the Wadding family, colonists who did well out of the English invasion of this area of Co Wexford.

The 13th century castle is still attached to a farm of the same name which is now up for sale through Kehoe and Associates. The property includes a two-storey over basement Georgian residence, an old stone courtyard and some 77 acres of fine, limestone land.

Ballycogley has rarely changed hands over the years. The Waddings left the area when the estate was seized following the Cromwellian invasion and the second family to take control here, the Barringtons, continued in occupation until the War of Independence.