placenamesCastletown
Baile an Chaisleáin
This Coonagh parish has a rural record distinct from Castletown Conyers in western Limerick.
The name
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 an Chaisleáin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Castletown · English · main form
Place & story
Farming and valuable bog
Samuel Lewis's 1837 description places Castletown on the Doon–Tipperary road near the county boundary. He describes reasonably fertile land mainly cultivated for crops, alongside an extensive tract of valuable bog. His account records the economic importance of both farming ground and peat resources in this eastern Limerick parish. [2]
A parish without a working church
Lewis found neither a church nor a Catholic chapel in use within Castletown. The Church of Ireland rectory belonged to the Archbishop of Cashel's mensal estate, while Catholic residents formed part of the Doon district. He nevertheless recorded ruins of the old parish church and another small church called Templebuie. [2]
Castletown Creamery at Moanduff
Beside the River Cahernahallia, the former Castletown Creamery survives as a group of stone buildings distinguished by a square red-brick chimney. The architectural survey records limestone and sandstone walls, brick-framed openings and a blocked carriage arch. By the time of the 2007 survey, the former industrial building had been adapted as a private house. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Castletown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Castletown, Coonagh, Limerick, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland,1837 · Samuel Lewis
- Castletown Creamery, Moanduff, NIAH21902501 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.