Civil parish

Castletown

Baile an Chaisleáin

Castletown is a civil parish in Meath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationCastletown53.79440° N · 6.72041° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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
  • Castletown · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Meath
Coordinates
53.79440, -6.72041
Mapped area
16.46 km²
Logainm ID
1938 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Castletown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-10-17. How this page was prepared.