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Kilbline Castle is a fortified 14th / 15th century Norman tower house set on the Kilbline Estate in the parish of Tullaherin, barony of Gowran. Having once belonged to the Coca-Cola family (Asa Griggs Candler and Thomas Candler), it was passed on to the Lannon / Lennon family in 1969 and is now in private ownership.
Attached to the castle is a later two-story house, with a larger and more modern house in the grounds. It is roofed, with a low, two-storey, three-bay house with narrow windows and simple doorcase added. In the tower is a chimney-piece dated 1580, and a panelled room. Beside the house are early brick walls with blank arches. It is situated 1 mile southeast of Bennettsbridge. 19.S.47.57. [KK Dev Plan]
1566 Kilbline Castle forfeited by Thomas Comerford of Ballymac in 1566. [O’Kelly]
1651 Peter Shortall, Kilblane [I Wills]
1662 Peter Shortall, Kilblayn. [Oss Wills]
1668 Walter Forstall, Kilbride [? Kilbline] [Oss Wills]
1684 Mary Milbanke of Kilblein, Kilkenny, wid. & Walt. Milbanke her son [Cornwall R O]
12.10.1774 Interest of Rev Henry Candler in lands of Kibline to be sold re debt due to Sir John Blunden. [FLJ Copy at Hunting]
19.10.1774 Candler announcing he has paid debt and not for sale. [FLJ copied]
01.11.1797 Died, on Saturday last, at Kilbline, Mrs Walsh, relict of the late Mr Edward Walsh of Tullow in this county, farmer. [FLJ]
1840 Auction of farm equipment and furniture at Kilbline for Admins of late Patrick Purcell. [29.8.1840 Jnl]
04.05.1853 Joseph Purcell, Kilbline. [KJnl]
1876 Catherine Ryan, Kilbline. [Will]
1969–Present Now the Lannon family home. [O’Kelly]