Caisleán an Dúin/Dooncastle

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Hierarchy

townland

Caisleán an Dúin

genitive: Chaisleán an Dúin

(Irish)

Dooncastle

(English)

Capitalise

Glossary

caisleán

English castle

dún, dúnaibh

English fort

Hierarchy

county

Maigh Eo/Mayo

barony

Buiríos Umhaill/Burrishoole

civil parish

Achadh Ghobhair/Aghagower

Centrepoint

53.7981, -9.45765latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1830	Castle	Bald Uimhir: 18 William Bald, A Map of the Maritime County of Mayo, in 25 sheets; surveyed between 1809 and 1817 and published in 1830 Bliain foilsithe: 1830
1838	Dooncastle	Vestry Cess 1833:AL Leathanach: ME009,26 Vestry Cess 1833, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
1838	Doon Castle	TAB:AL Leathanach: ME009,26 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta), foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1838	Císlan.a.donn (or Fort Castle)	Giblin, P.:AL Leathanach: ME009,26 Giblin, P.:AL
1838	Dooncastle	BS:AL Leathanach: ME009,26 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Dooncastle ["Rent Office, Westport"];	Rent Office:AL (ME) Leathanach: ME009,26 Rent Office, foinse in AL Co. Mhaigh Eo / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Co. Mayo.
1838	Doon Castle	OD:AL Leathanach: ME009,26 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	[Dooncastle] "there are 2 forts in the S.E. corner, and an old castle called Doon McFilbin's Castle" [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME009,26 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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