BROWSE
townland
Caisleán an Lisín
genitive: Chaisleán an Lisín
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Castlelishen
(English)

Glossary

English castle
English small ring-fort

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the castle of the small enclosure
    lisín -- foirm dhíspeagtha de lios

  • English

    the castle of the small enclosure
    lisín -- diminutive form of lios

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52.3224, -8.88376latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1844 Castle in ruins OS 6"
1988 Castle Ishen Cork Castles 316
1595
Castellishine
F Leathanach: 5950
1597
Castlelishin
F Leathanach: 6034
1600
Caislén an lissín
ARÉ Leathanach: VI 2172
1601
Castell Ni Lyshine
F Leathanach: 6558
1605
Castellishin (the castle and town of -)
CPR Leathanach: 55-a
1608
Castlelissyne
CPR Leathanach: 131-a
1612
Castell Lissen
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: II 292
1621
Castricastello (Caislean an Lisin) (sic)
Hist. Cath. Ib Leathanach: 169
1624
Castlecushen (sic)
CPR Leathanach: 596-b
1624
Castleleishen;
CPR
1624
Castleleishen;
CPR
1624
Castleleishine
CPR Leathanach: 595-b
1633
Castle Lyshin;
Pac. Hib. Leathanach: I 92
1633
Castlelishin
Pac. Hib. Leathanach: I 92
1635
Castlelishine
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: VI 292
1642-7
Castellyshine
Outlaws Leathanach: 333
1650
ó Chaisleán an Lisín
LM
1655
Castlelisheene
DS
1659
Castle Lishine
Cen. Leathanach: 240
1660c.
Castle Lishin
BSD Leathanach: 125
1662
Castle Ishen
Orr. Pap. Leathanach: 24
1667
Castleleishen
ASE Leathanach: 74-a
1669
Castleishin
ASE Leathanach: 204-a
1670
Castle-Ishin alias Castlelisheene
ASE Leathanach: 219-b
1679
Chaisleain an Lisín (g.)
An Irish Manuscript in the Bibliothéque Mazarine'
Études Celt. Leathanach: 24, 252
1679
Chaisleáin an Lisín (g.)
An Irish Manuscript in the Bibliothéque Mazarine'
Études Celt. Leathanach: 24, 252
1679
Caisleáin a[n] Lisín
Ó Bruadair Leathanach: II 172
1679
Chaisleáin an Lisín (g.)
Ó Bruadair Leathanach: II 173
1683
Castl Ellisheen (sic)
Hib. Del.
1689
Castleishin
Ir. Jacob. Leathanach: 50
1708
Chaisleán an Lisín (g.)
Dánta Shéaf. Leathanach: 32
1750
Castle-Ishin
Smith Cork Leathanach: I 314
1760
a cCaisleádhn an Lisín
An Irish Manuscript in the Bibliothéque Mazarine'
Études Celt. Leathanach: 24, 224
1811
Castlelisheen; Castle Lishen
Bath
1831
Castleishon
TAB Leathanach: 4
1839
Castle Lissheen
Bath:AL
1839
Castleishen
BCR:AL
1839
Castleishen
BS:AL
1839
Castleishen
Coughlan, J.:AL
1839
Castlelishine
Dep.:AL Leathanach: 1652
1839
Castlelishen; Castlelisheene
DS:AL
1839
caislen a lisín
EC:AL
1839
Castleishen
HCR:AL
1839
Castell Lissen
Inq. J I:AL
1839
Castleishen
O Brien, W.:AL
1839
castle of the little fort
OD:AL
1839
Castle Ishen
Prop. Map:AL
1839
Castleishen
Riordan, Rev. R.:AL
1850
Castleleishin
Windele Mss. Leathanach: 12I 10, 220
1850
The Irish name is Caislean Oisheen, Ossian's Castle. Quere Caislean a Lisheen, i.e. [castle] of the little Lis.
Windele Mss. Leathanach: 12I 10, 221
1910
Caislén an Lisín
Onom. Goed. Leathanach: 144-b
2001
kasi'li ∫ ən
Áit.

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