BROWSE
Caisleán Dhún Dealgan
genitive: Chaisleán Dhún Dealgan
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Castletown
(English)

Glossary

English castle
dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Centrepoint

54.0197, -6.42571latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1286
Castletown
CDI Leathanach: 126
1318
Casteltown
PR Leathanach: 4Co331,24
1332
Castletown de Dundalke
De Verdon Leathanach: 430
1339
Castletown
PR Leathanach: 47,30,31
1362
Castletoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 226
1374
Castleton
CPCR Leathanach: 417
1383
Castletoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 288
1396
Castletoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 338
1407
Castletoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 368
1410c
Castletoun
Reg. Flem. Leathanach: 141
1411
Castletoun
Dowd. D Leathanach: 380
1416
Casteltoun; Castleton
Dowd. D Leathanach: 396,397
1436
Casteltoun; Castletown?
Dowd. D Leathanach: 430,432
1523
Castelton
Dowd. D Leathanach: 526,528
1538
Casteltoun; Castelton
Dowd. D Leathanach: 538,539
1614
Castleon(4)
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 6
1627
Castleton
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 10
1655
Castletowne (P. Dundalke)
DS
1658
Castletowne-Bellew (P. Dundalke)
Inq. Leathanach: 34
1659
Castletown Bellew
Cen.
1663
Castletowne
Inq. LP Leathanach: 1
1664
Castletowne Bellew
HMR (Lú) Leathanach: 7:511
1670c
Castletowne-Bellew
BSD Leathanach: 235
1683
Castletown
Hib. Del.
1819
Castletown
Gill (Wexford)
1836
Castletown
AL
1836
Dealguin
pl:AL
1836
Dun Dealgan (n)
The Irish name is now Dealguin,which should be Dun Dealgan
OD:AL
1836
Castletown (n)
the Tld of Castletown, which in Irish is called Dún Dealgain; and for brevity's sake thw people often call it A Dealgain
LSO (Lú) Leathanach: 273

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