BROWSE
townland
Baile Chaisleáin Chriofainn
genitive: Bhaile Chaisleáin Chriofainn
(Irish)
Castletown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English castle

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the castle-town of Criofann
    Criofann (< Criomhthann) — ainm pearsanta

    Ar na pearsana stairiúla den ainm seo bhí ‘Crimthand mac Énnai Ceinnselaig’, duine de rithe Laighean sa 5ú haois, Corpus Genealogiarum Hiberniae 117a23)

    Tá cur síos ar an gcaisleán agus ar an mbábhún san Fhardal Seandálaíochta (www.archaeology.ie).

    Is cosúil go raibh an sloinne nó an t-ainm athartha Mac Criofainn le fáil sa chomharsanacht seo — cf. an nóta 1838 ‘belonging … to the Griffins’ anseo agus féach 1601 ‘Terrelagh Mc Criphon’ faoi bf Gort na Lao (#28695) sa pharóiste céanna. Ina ainneoin seo dhealródh sé gurb é an t-ainm pearsanta Criofann atá sa logainm : féach an tagairt dhíreach 1613 ‘Chriffian' Mc. Flynyn [leg. Fynyn] de Castletowne-Chriffin’.

    Tá neart samplaí den logainm Baile C(h)aisleáin + cáilitheoir le fáil ar fud na tíre. Féach freisin an nóta ag an Donnabhánach faoi b An Sráidbhaile (La 14, 19) (#1416676) ‘Sráid bhaile, ‘street-town’ (as contradistinguished from ‘castle-town’).’

    Cf. b Baile an Chaisleáin, par. Ó Fairchealláin (La 16, 17) (#27819), bf Baile an Chaisleáin, par. na Cille (La 15, 21) (#28783) agus Baile Chaisleáin Ó mBuí, par. Chill Abáin (La 26) (#28844).

Centrepoint

52.8663, -7.58642latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1613
Castletowne-Chriffin
'Chriffian’ Mc. Flynyn [leg. Fynyn] de'
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 J I
1624
the Castle and lands of Castlecriffin
CPR Leathanach: 586
1636
Castlecriffin
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 20 C I
1655
Castlecruffin
DS
1655
Castlecruffin
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Castle Criffin
Cen. Leathanach: 494
1660c
Castlecruffin
BSD (La) Leathanach: 143
1685
Castlecruffin
Hib. Del.
1805
Castletown Griffin
Cahill (La)
1838
Castletown
BS:AL Leathanach: LA022,14
1838
Castleton
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA022,14
1838
Castletown
GJP:AL Leathanach: LA022,14
1838
Castletown Griffin
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: LA022,14
1838
Castletown
Beresford, Rev. J.:AL Leathanach: LA022,14
1838
Castletowne-Chriffin
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA022,14
1838
Castletowne
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA022,14
1838
Castleton, Castlecriffin
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: LA022,14
1838
Baile an Chaisleáin, 'town of the castle'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA022,14
1838
Castletown
OD:AL Leathanach: LA022,14
1838
[Castletown]
"It contains an old castle, formerly belonging to the Codies, and afterwards to the Griffins, one Danish fort…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: LA022,14

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