placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Castlegar
An Caisleán Gearr
Archaeological monitoring in 2017 identified a grave in the southern part of this Killeely parish townland.
Recorded locationCastlegar53.21900° N · 8.84414° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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 Caisleán Gearr · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Castlegar · English · main form
Place & story
A river channel through reclaimed ground
Dominic Delany’s report explains that much of the Dunkellin channel west of Dunkellin Bridge was cut in the mid-nineteenth century. The Commissioners of Public Works diverted the river through a reclaimed turlough extending across Killeely Beg and Castlegar. Flood-relief works in 2017 widened part of this channel and stripped a riverbank corridor through those townlands and neighbouring Dunkellin. [2]
The grave found in 2017
Human remains were discovered in late July 2017 on elevated ground in southern Castlegar and excavated in early August. The burial was of a young adult male, lying on his back and aligned west to east. Although truncated below the hips, the surviving skeleton was well preserved. Radiocarbon dating placed the burial between the mid-fifteenth century and the first quarter of the seventeenth century. The report does not identify the individual. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
29People recorded
6Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Garvey 14
- Howley 7
- Callinan 6
- Gill 2
1926 census
24People recorded
5Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Garvey 13
- Howley 5
- Callanan 4
- Costello 2
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Castlegar. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 2017:880 Dunkellin Flood Relief Scheme, licence16E0481 · Dominic Delany, Dominic Delany & Associates
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.