placenamesCastletownroche
Baile Chaisleáin an Róistigh
Lewis distinguished a discontinued market from surviving fairs and recorded how a local endowment supported poor parishioners.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Baile Chaisleáin an Róistigh · Irish · main form
- Castletownroche · English · main form
Place & story
Markets and fair days
Samuel Lewis reported in 1837 that Castletownroche’s market had ceased. It had been granted, with two fairs, to the Rev. Thomas Widenham during George II’s reign. The fairs on 25 May and 29 September continued, while two additional fairs, on 28 July and 12 December, had greatly declined. Petty sessions met in the town on alternate Tuesdays. [2]
Interest for parish relief
Lewis also recorded a £100 bequest by Walter Croker, made roughly eighty years before his account. The minister and churchwardens were to distribute its interest annually among the parish’s Protestant poor. The £100 was the endowed capital, rather than an annual payment. A dispensary operated in the town, though Lewis did not link its funding with Croker’s bequest. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Castletownroche. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Castletown-Roche — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.