Civil parish

Charlestown

Baile an tSiarlaigh

Charlestown is a civil parish in Louth. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationCharlestown53.88604° N · 6.56729° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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 an tSiarlaigh · Irish · main form · validated name
Charlestown · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Louth
Barony: Ardee
Coordinates: 53.88604, -6.56729
Mapped area: 10.74 km²
Logainm ID: 1692 ↗

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.