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Threecastles

Bábhún Ó nDuach

A gabled centre and lower side bays distinguish the former rectory.

Watercolour and fine ink of an ivy-covered roofless stone tower and adjoining low church remains behind old grave markers at Threecastles.
The surviving tower and churchyard at Threecastles, County Kilkenny, as photographed in June 2011.
Recorded locationThreecastles52.70958° N · 7.33182° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

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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

  • Bábhún Ó nDuach · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Threecastles · English · main form

Place & story

A clerical residence of 1800

The Old Rectory at Threecastles was built in 1800 as a glebe house supported by the Board of First Fruits. Its central gabled block rises above a basement, with lower bays on either side and an attic above. The arched entrance has a stone surround, fanlight and iron railings beside the basement opening. The architectural inventory also records sash windows and internal timber shutters, preserving details of its former domestic arrangement. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kilkenny
Barony
Crannagh
Civil parish
Odagh
Coordinates
52.70958, -7.33182
Mapped area
1.86 km²
Logainm ID
26998 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1911 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1926 census

86People recorded
19Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Doheny 9
  • Walsh 9
  • Campion 7
  • Delaney 7
  • Egan 6
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Threecastles. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. The Old Rectory, registration12401416, recorded2005 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  4. Surviving tower and churchyard at Threecastles, County Kilkenny illustration: based on a Castles of Leinster: Threecastles, Kilkenny by Mike Searle. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.