P.H. Hore history of wexford.
Down survey terrier for mayglass
There is at leachestown a thatch house and two cabins
At ballycogley a afaire castle with a slate house , a large barne a water mill and seven cabins,
At randlstown a windmill and a few cabins
At maglasse the ruins of an old castle and six cabins.
At teganon a castle a castle with a slate house.
There is upon parte of maglasse a ruined castle and church with seven cabins
At cloune a thatch house and another at pettitstown with some cabins.
The only sketches of castles worth notice are those of ballycogley and tagunnan on part of maglasse parish there is a sketch of a ruined peel tower.
Mr Lewis ,after mentioning the owners of silverspring, Thornville , Ballycogley and mountpleasant in his time circa 11840 states
The chapel at maglass large plain building, is supposed to stand on the site of an ancient monastery the remains of which as well as those of a castle which immediately adjoined it, were
Used in the erection of the chapel.At ballycogley are the remains of a castle ,consisting of a large square tower, three sides of which are covered by a single ivy tree of extraordinary growth, it is said to have formerly belonged to the Wadding family was forfeited in the civil war of chas 1 and granted by chas 2 to the ancestor of N.Barrington.
The remains of the old church have been partly enclosed as a cemetery for the Harvey family, but of the ancient monastery and castle of maglass ,between which ran tradition states that a subterranean communication ran ,there is not a vestige.
1312
Adam of Northampton, when Bishop of Ferns, appropriated the church to the deanery of ferns.
Note by H.F.H The church is an unusually large one and was handsomely built one of the remaining doorways is unusually ornate
1608
John Devereux of Maglass , one of the gentle men of forth.
1620
Alex Devereux seized of Maglas containing 3 carucates held of the Queen Elizabeth by deed dated Easter 1553,he granted the said town and lands to James and John devereux and their heirs, John died and James was seized thereof as survivor he died leaving a son , Alexander who died 20 Dec 1601.
John Devereux now of maglas brother and heir of Alexander, was 22 and not married at this date.