Baile an Chaisleáin

Baile an Chaisleáin, meaning 'town of the castle', derives from the 1349 erection of a fortification by a Mac Eineiry chieftain. Originally called Kilmoodan, the settlement became Castletown-Mac-Eineiry and later Castletown Conyers after the 17th-century English plantation. The location hosted a significant medieval borough from the 13th century, centred on the castle with a neighbouring motte....