Castletown, County Limerick

Castletown (Irish: Baile an Chaisleáin, meaning 'town of the castle'), also known as Castletown Conyers, is an electoral division, townland and village in County Limerick, Ireland.[1] The townland, which had a population of 143 as of the 2011 census,[2] is in the civil parish of Corcomohide and the historical barony of Connello Upper.[3][4]

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes an ecclesiastical site (known locally as "the Abbey"), a motte, a castle and manor house.[5] The entry for Castletown Conyers, in A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837), associates this settlement with the Mac Einery family.[4] Originally known as Kilmoodan,[4] and later known as Castletown McEnery,[1] the area became known as Castletown Conyers after the arrival of the Conyer family in the late 17th century.[6] The Conyer family, landlords and occupiers of the estate's manor house,[6] lived in the area until at least the late 19th century.[7]

References

1. "Baile an Chaisleáin / Castletown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
2. "CD161 - Limerick Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 16 April 2024. Population [..] Townlands [..] Castletown (Connello Upper By), Castletown, Co. Limerick [..] 143
3. "Castletown Townland, Co. Limerick". townlands.ie. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
4. Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Castletown-Conyers". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis.
5. "Safeguarding unique medieval settlement at Castletown Conyers". Limerick Leader. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
6. "Castletown Conyers, Rathcoon, Castletown, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
7. "Houses - Castletown Conyers". Landed Estates Database. University of Galway. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

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