placenamesNewcastle
An Caisleán Nua
Seventeenth-century records preserve different ways of grouping Newcastle and Uppercross.
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
- An Caisleán Nua · Irish · main form · validated name
- Newcastle · English · main form
Place & story
Two baronies on one survey
The Down Survey grouped Newcastle with parts of Uppercross under the combined name Newcastle and Uppercross. Robert C. Simington, introducing the Dublin Civil Survey, suggested that this arrangement solved the difficulty of mapping Uppercross’s scattered territories. He contrasted it with the hearth-money rolls of 1664, which named Newcastle and Uppercross separately. The distinction matters when following Newcastle’s administrative history through records drawn up only a few years apart. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Newcastle. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- The Civil Survey A.D.1654–1656, Vol.VII: County of Dublin, introduction p.xxxii,1945 · Robert C. Simington; Irish Manuscripts Commission
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.