Caisleán Stráinse/Castlestrange

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Caisleán Stráinse

genitive: Chaisleán Stráinse

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(Irish)

Castlestrange

(English)

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Glossary

caisleán

English castle

Hierarchy

county

Ros Comáin/Roscommon

barony

Baile Átha Luain Thuaidh/Athlone North

civil parish

Fíorta/Fuerty

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53.5942, -8.27114latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1837	Castlestrange "All the old men here agree that this castle was called from the family of L'Estrange, but I don't believe them." [OD Nóta]; "It is not a castle & is only 70 years built" [OD Nóta]; "Others call it Castlefrolic!" [OD Nóta];	OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: RC031,11 Seán Ó Donnabháin, ceartúchán in AL/ John O'Donovan, correction in AL
1837	Castle L'Estrange	OD:AL Leathanach: RC031,11 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
1837	[Castlestrange] "Contains a gentleman's seat and demesne, a D. fort, a trig. station &c...The ruins of this castle strange are seen in Athleague village." [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: RC031,11 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1837	Caislean Strains, 'Strange's castle'	OD:AL Leathanach: RC031,11 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
1837	Castlestrange	BS:AL Leathanach: RC031,11 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1837	Castlestrange	Flanagan:AL Leathanach: RC031,11 Flanagan:AL
1837	Castlestrange	S&V:AL Leathanach: RC031,11 Report from the Select Committee on the Survey and Valuation of Ireland (1824) in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1837	Castlestrange	CM:AL Leathanach: RC031,11 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1837	Castlestrange	Weld:AL Leathanach: RC031,11 Weld:AL

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