BROWSE
townland
Gleann Chaisil
genitive: Ghleann Chaisil
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Glencastle
(English)

Glossary

English stone ring-fort
English glen

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

54.1781, -9.86748latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Archival records

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Historical references

1605
Cleanachastill... 1 qr
CPR Leathanach: 81
1606
Cleannachastell... 1 qr.
CPR Leathanach: 100
1617
town, lands and qr of Glancastile
CPR Leathanach: 318
1617
Glancustile
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.181
1617
Glancastil
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.193
1618
Glancastle
CPR Leathanach: 368
1635
Glannecastell, the qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §56V
1661
Glancastle
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 203
1681
Glancashell ½ qr.
ASE Leathanach: 272
1685
Gleancastle
Hib. Del.
1698
Glancashell
Browne's RR
1700
Glancashell
Palmer Est. Leathanach: Ms 40,889/27(5)
1708
Glancashell
Browne’s Lands Leathanach: I
1710c
Glancalshell [sic]
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 50b
1711
Glancashill
CGn. Imleabhar: 6.262.2102
1723
Glancashell
CGn. Imleabhar: 38.433.24900
1740
Glancashill
CGn. Imleabhar: 99.227.60826
1748
Glencashell ½ qr
Palmer Est. Leathanach: 1174/1/15v
1750
Glancashell
CGn. Imleabhar: 139.372.94570
1751
Glancashill
CGn. Imleabhar: 141.554.99695
1753
Glancastle
CGn. Imleabhar: 166.42.110170
1754
Glangashill
CGn. Imleabhar: 169.85.112879
1756
Glangashill
CGn. Imleabhar: 181.73.119978
1771
Glancastle
CGn. Imleabhar: 285.405.188826
1780
Glancashill orw. Glangashill
CGn. Imleabhar: 336.118.224083
1787
Glancashell
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 59
1788
Glangashill
CGn. Imleabhar: 396.328.261490
1788
Glencastle
CGn. Imleabhar: 399.56.262861
1830
Glencastle, Glencastle Hill
Bald
1834
Glencastle Cormack
TAB Leathanach: §2
1838
Glencastle
BS:AL Leathanach: G034,2,14
1838
Glencastle
Maj. Bingham : AL Leathanach: G034,2,14
1838
Glencastle
Local:AL Leathanach: G034,2,14
1838
Glencastle
BM:AL Leathanach: G034,2,14
1838
Glencastle
CM:AL Leathanach: G034,2,14
1838
Glencastle
TAB Leathanach: G034,2,14
1838
Gleann a' chaisil, 'glen of the cashel or stone fort'
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,2,14
1838
Glencastle
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,2,14
1838
[Glencastle]
"…there is a mound or fort commonly called 'Doon Donald' of which there is a tradition stating that it was the habitation of a giant…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: G034,2,14

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