Castletown, County Limerick Explained

Castletown, also known as Castletown Conyers, is an electoral division, townland and village in County Limerick, Ireland.^[1] The townland, which had a population of 143 as of the 2011 census,^[2] is in the civil parish of Corcomohide and the historical barony of Connello Upper.^{[3] [4]}

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes an ecclesiastical site (known locally as "the Abbey"), a motte, a castle and manor house.^[5] The entry for Castletown Conyers, in A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837), associates this settlement with the Mac Einery family.^[4] Originally known as Kilmoodan,^[4] and later known as Castletown McEnery,^[1] the area became known as Castletown Conyers after the arrival of the Conyer family in the late 17th century.^[6] The Conyer family, landlords and occupiers of the estate's manor house,^[6] lived in the area until at least the late 19th century.^[7]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Baile an Chaisleáin / Castletown . logainm.ie . Placenames Database of Ireland . 16 April 2024 .
2. Web site: CD161 - Limerick Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate . Central Statistics Office . 16 April 2024 . Population [..] Townlands [..] Castletown (Connello Upper By), Castletown, Co. Limerick [..] 143 .
3. Web site: Castletown Townland, Co. Limerick . townlands.ie . 16 April 2024 .
4. Book: https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/C/Castletown-Conyers-Upper-Connello-East-Limerick.php . Castletown-Conyers . Lewis . Samuel . Lewis . 1837 . .
5. Web site: Safeguarding unique medieval settlement at Castletown Conyers . Limerick Leader . 2 April 2016 . 16 April 2024 .
6. Web site: Castletown Conyers, Rathcoon, Castletown, Limerick . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 16 April 2024 .
7. Web site: Houses - Castletown Conyers . Landed Estates Database . University of Galway . 16 April 2024 .