placenamesCashel
An Caiseal
Lewis’s lakeside account also records visiting boats and summer recreation.
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
- An Caiseal · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Cashel · English · main form
Place & story
August boats on the lake
From Cashel, Samuel Lewis wrote in 1837, nearly the whole of Lough Ree could be seen. His account described a regatta usually held in August, drawing many pleasure boats from Limerick. He also noted residences along the shores and a fishing lodge belonging to Lord Castlemaine on wooded Hare Island. These observations concern the wider lake viewed from Cashel, recording recreation and visitors alongside the parish’s farming landscape. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cashel. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Cashel (Longford): 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.