Baile an Chaisleáin

The Irish name Baile an Chaisleáin derives from baile (town/townland) and caisleáin (castle), meaning "town of the castle." The fuller historical designation, Baile Chaisleáin Ó Fairchealláin, references the territory of Uí Fhairchealláin. Castletown's origins trace to Norman settlement in the 12th century, when Anglo-Norman invaders established a motte-and-bailey castle on the River Nore's ban...