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Civil parish

Castletownroche

Baile Chaisleáin an Róistigh

Castletownroche is a civil parish in Cork. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationCastletownroche52.18563° N · 8.45772° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteadcaisleáncastle

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 Chaisleáin an Róistigh · Irish · main form
  • Castletownroche · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Cork
Barony
Fermoy
Coordinates
52.18563, -8.45772
Mapped area
26.21 km²
Logainm ID
540 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.