BROWSE
townland
Caisleán an Róigh Thiar
genitive: Chaisleán an Róigh Thiar
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Castleroe West
(English)

Glossary

English castle

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the castle of An Róch
    An Róch — ón sloinne Sasanach Roe, atá le fáil freisin in ainm na mbailte fearainn Baile an Róigh Theas/Rosetown agus Baile an Róigh/Ballyroe (par. Bhaile Thancaird), 3km slí ó thuaidh

  • English

    the castle of An Róch
    An Róch — from the English surname Roe, also found in the name of the townlands Baile an Róigh Theas/Rosetown agus Baile an Róigh/Ballyroe (par. Bhaile Thancaird), 3km to the north

Centrepoint

52.918, -6.91325latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1518
Castelrow
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 286
1518
Castle Row
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 291
1540-1541
Castellrowe
Crown Surv. Leathanach: 170
1752
Castleroe
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1807
Castleroe
Stat. Surv. (CD) Leathanach: xxviii
1807
Castleroe
Stat. Surv. (CD) Leathanach: 211
1812
Castle-roe
Leet Leathanach: 146
1837
Castleroe (West)
BS:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Castleroe (West)
Wright, Rev. R.:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Castleroe
Map (Green):AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Castel Roe
Keogh:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Castleroe
Caulfield, W.:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Castleroe
Public Hse Show Board:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
Castleroe West
Leinster, Duke of:AL Leathanach: 1,7
1837
[Castleroe West]
"…at the N. E. corner is the walls of an old castle siad to be built by William Roe, and a little N. of it, is the site of an old church in a field called Kilebeg…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: 1,7
2009-2010
kasilroːˈwest
Áit.

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