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Townland

Cashel

An Caiseal

Three archaeological records identify a closely grouped site in this Toomore parish townland.

Recorded locationCashel53.96536° N · 9.07724° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

caisealstone ring-fort

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

A cashel, souterrain and house

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland records a stone ringfort, or cashel, in the townland, together with a souterrain and a house of indeterminate date. Their mapped positions form a close group. The inventory marks the cashel as indicated on both its first and latest map editions; the other two structures are not indicated on either. Detailed descriptions have not been uploaded for these records, so the available entries do not establish the house’s age, the structures’ sequence or their surviving condition. [2] [3] [4]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Gallen
Civil parish
Toomore
Within
Toomore
Coordinates
53.96536, -9.07724
Mapped area
2.39 km²
Logainm ID
36803 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

132People recorded
32Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Loftus 16
  • Deacy 12
  • McNulty 12
  • Cusack 10
  • Stephens 10
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Cashel. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Sites and Monuments Record MA061-077001: ringfort, cashel · Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service
  3. Sites and Monuments Record MA061-077002: souterrain · Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service
  4. Sites and Monuments Record MA061-077003: house, indeterminate date · Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service
  5. 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.