BROWSE
towntownland
Caisleán na Mainge
genitive: Chaisleán na Mainge
(Irish)
Castlemaine
(English)

Glossary

English castle

Explanatory note

  • English

    'the castle of An Mhaing/River Maine'

Centrepoint

52.168, -9.70256latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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c. cois mainge i nDesmumhain móir, Con. 69 b; ¶ al. C. na Mainge, Castlemaine in Kerry, Mi. (Onom. Goed.)
Nóta
1581
caislén na mainge
ARÉ
1582
caislein na Maingi [g.]
"Iarla Desmuman ... do marbad le bardaib caislein na Maingi"
ALC Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 456
1598
Castle Mang
Clancarthy Surv. Leathanach: lsc. (Magonny)
1598
Castlemang
Clancarthy Surv. Leathanach: Lsc. barúntachtaí
1598
caislén na mainge
ARÉ
1605
The castle of Castlemagne
CPR Leathanach: 86a
1607c.
Castlemayne
CPR Leathanach: 123a
1615
Castlemayne
CPR Leathanach: 284a
1643
kings Castle of Mayne
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 215r
1643
Castlemayne
John mc Thomas ... Dermod O Griffinn
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 220r, 220v, 245r,
1643
Castlemaigne
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 245r
1644
Castle:mayne
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 125v
1654
CastleMaine
ffenine mcDaniell Carthy
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 240r
1726c
Caisleán na Mainge
Muiris mc Tomáis mc Gearailt
TCD H.1.7 (1281) Leathanach: 53a11
1785
ar Chaisleán na Mainge
Barántas Leathanach: 61
1825
Castlemaine
TAB
1841
Castlemain or Castlemaign
Smith Hist. Kerry:AL Leathanach: Ci061,31
1841
Castlemain
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci061,31
1841
Castlemain
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci061,31
1841
Caisleán na Mainge, 'castle of the [river] Mang'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci061,31
1841
Castlemaine
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci061,31
1841
Ca.... ainge
p. Kiltallagh;
pl scriosta:AL
1841
This is Crown Land…derives it’s name from an old castle called Castle Main which was formerly here. Castle Main village, Castle Main Bridge and Castle Main Quay are in this townland and is bounded on the South by the River Main.
p. Kiltallagh;
Desc. Rem.:AL
1841
Castlemaine, in Irish, Caisleán na Mainge
In this parish [Kilcolman] is also situated Castlemaine, in Irish, Caisleán na Mainge i.e., the Castle on the River Mang, now Maine, where, according to the Annals of Inishfallen, Maurice, the son of Thomas Fitzgerald, erected a castle in the year 1215. This Castle has also disappeared but it’s site is pointed out at the Bridge of Castlemaine
LSO (Ci) Leathanach: 103 / 209
1841
Castlemain
BS:AL
1841
Caisleán na Mainge, "castle of the river Mang"
dúch:AL
1841
Ca........ainge
pl scriosta:AL
1841
This is Crown Land....derives it's name from an old castle called Castle Main which was formerly here. Castle Main village, Castle Main Bridge and Castle Main Quay are in this townland and is bounded on the South by the River Main.
Desc. Rem.:AL
1950
Cuisleán na Maine
Caisleán na Mainge. 'Cuisleán na Maine' sa chainnt. hAinmigheadh ón gcaisleán mór leis na Cárrthaigh a bhí tógtha trasna Abhann na Mainge ann. Níl ach beagán de bhun an chaisleáin anois ann—tá sé mar bhonn fé chuid den droichead atá anois san áit. Tá sráid-bhaile beag den ainm chéadna—Caisleán na Mainge—i gcomhgar an droichid sin. Bhí an caisleán san ina eochair chosanta ar an abhainn teorann sa chúinne ba shia shiar de chríocha an Chárrthaigh, idir é agus na Gearaltaigh agus na Gaill—sean agus nua—go raibh iarthar agus tuaisceart Chiarraighe sealbhuithe aca ó theacht Seanghall nó gur leagadh, idir Carrthaigh agus Gearaltaigh le linn Eilíse. (An Seabhac)
Ainmneacha i dTriúch an Aicme Leathanach: 125–6
1967
kəˌʃl′ɑːnəˈmɑŋ′g′ə
Áit. Cainteoir: MÓS, Uimhir : T196a1
1971
kəˌʃlɑːnəˈmɑn′ə
Áit. Cainteoir: SÓhA, T307b2

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