Castledaly Explained

Castledaly
Native Name:Irish: Caisleán Uí Dhálaigh
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:53.376°N -7.792°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Name2:County Westmeath
Leader Title1:Dáil Éireann
Leader Name1:Longford–Westmeath
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Blank Name Sec1:Irish grid reference

Castledaly [1] is a village and electoral district in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the R444 regional road 5 km southwest of the town of Moate and about 13km from Athlone.

Village

Castledaly village consists of a church, community centre, pub, GAA pitch and walking track and a children's playground. Castledaly Manor, a nearby Georgian stately home built around 1780, is now used as a Christian Camp and Conference Centre.[2] The local national (primary) school, Kilcleagh National School, had approximately 100 pupils enrolled as of 2020.[3] The village has a Tidy Towns committee.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caisleán Uí Dhálaigh / Castledaly . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 24 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Camp & Conference Centre. 2020-09-23. BCM Ireland. en-US.
  3. Web site: Kilcleagh National School. 2020 . 24 January 2021 . School Calendar 2020 – 2021 [..] There are 101 pupils enrolled this year .
  4. Web site: Welcome to Castledaly Tidy Towns . castledalytidytowns.ie . 24 January 2021 .