placenamesAskeaton
Eas Géitine
Lewis distinguished the town’s working river trade from improvements that had yet to be made.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Eas Géitine · Irish · main form · validated name
- Askeaton · English · main form
Place & story
Cargoes on the Deel
Askeaton’s grain and flour trade reached foreign markets, according to Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account of the Limerick town and parish. He recorded two large flour mills, including Mr. Hewson’s near the castle, and a tidal channel admitting vessels of sixty tons’ burden. His suggestion that dredging could allow vessels drawing fifteen feet of water to reach the bridge describes a proposed improvement, not the existing channel’s guaranteed depth. Seaweed and sand were landed in spring for use as manure. [2]
Courts changing their pattern
Lewis reported that Askeaton’s monthly manorial court had ceased following the establishment of petty sessions. No new seneschal had been appointed since the previous holder died in 1834. Petty sessions instead met before county magistrates on alternate Tuesdays. The account records a change in local judicial arrangements, distinct from the earlier borough corporation, which Lewis described as extinct. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Limerick
- Barony
- Connello Lower
- Coordinates
- 52.61478, -8.96607
- Mapped area
- 29.17 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1501 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Askeaton. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Askeaton, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.