Town

Charlestown

Baile Chathail

Charlestown is a town in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationCharlestown53.96314° N · 8.79671° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Baile Chathail · Irish · main form · validated name
Charlestown · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Town
County: Mayo
Barony: Costello
Civil parish: Kilbeagh
Coordinates: 53.96314, -8.79671
Logainm ID: 132905 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Charlestown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.