Castletown-Kilpatrick Explained

Castletown-Kilpatrick, also known as Castletown KP[1] or Castletown,[2] is a townland and village in County Meath in Ireland.[3] It falls in the Meath East constituency. The Boyne Valley to Lakelands greenway passes through on the disused Navan and Kingscourt Railway line.[4] [5]

The village lies south of the N52 and east of the R162 regional road, between Kells and Ardee, south of Nobber.

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort sites, and a large motte-and-bailey castle site, in Castletown townland.[6] The disused Church of Ireland church in the townland, dedicated to Saint Patrick and likely the origin of "Kilpatrick", was built on the site of an older churchyard.[7] [8] The existing Roman Catholic church, also dedicated to Saint Patrick, was built .[9]

A battle of the 1798 Rebellion, involving revolutionaries from County Wexford, was fought near the village. The casualties were buried in mostly unmarked graves in the nearby Knightstown bog.[10] [11]

The Navan and Kingscourt branch line had a halt at the village, which was closed in 1933.[12] The line remained in use for freight use until 2001.

A human-trafficking base of activity was discovered outside the village in 2016.

Amenities

The village has a pub, shop, pitch and putt club,[13] Catholic church and national (primary) school.[14] The church is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath.[15] As of 2024, Castletown National School had an enrollment of 84 pupils.[16]

Notable residents

Notes and sources

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hanna . Ciarán . 21 June 2023 . Man dies in farm accident in Co Meath . Inside Ireland.
  2. Web site: Baile an Chaisleáin / Castletown . 5 March 2024 . logainm.ie . Placenames Database of Ireland . 1836 Castletown [..] 1836 Castletown - Kilpatrick.
  3. Web site: Brady . Tom . Harkin . Greg . 20 August 2016 . 'Gang kept more than 20 slave workers in rural Meath' . Independent.ie.
  4. News: Finegan . Noelle . Could Navan-Kingscourt Greenway attract 150,000 visitors a year? . 3 November 2021 . Meath Chronicle.
  5. Web site: December 2021 . Works now underway on Ireland's newest greenway as €500,000 also allocated . StickyBottle.ie.
  6. Book: Archaeological Inventory of County Meath . 1987 . Government Stationery Office . 0707600316 . Moore . Michael J. . Dublin.
  7. Web site: Saint Patrick's Church (Castletown), Castletown, Castletown, Meath . 5 March 2024 . buildingsofireland.ie . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
  8. Book: . 1837 . Lewis . Lewis . Samuel . Dublin . Castletown-Kilpatrick, a parish . https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/C/Castletown-Kilpatrick-Morgallion-Meath.php.
  9. Web site: Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Leggagh, Castletown, Meath . 5 March 2024 . buildingsofireland.ie . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
  10. News: Wexford Croppies' Graves In Meath . 2023-10-27 . . en.
  11. Web site: Pryle . Paddy . 12 October 2011 . Invitation to Castletown 1798 ceremony . MeathChronicle.ie.
  12. Web site: Castletown Halt . Eiretrains.ie.
  13. Web site: Pitch & Putt Clubs in Ireland - Castletown . 6 March 2024 . Pitch & Putt Ireland.
  14. Web site: Tidy Towns Competition 2018 - Adjudication Report - Castletown-Kilpatrick, County Meath . 6 March 2024 . tidytowns.ie.
  15. Web site: Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath . https://archive.today/20240306113830/http://www.navanhistory.ie/index.php?page=catholic-diocese-of-meath#selection-4977.0-4980.0 . 6 March 2024 . navanhistory.ie.
  16. Web site: 22 January 2024 . Directory Page - Castletown N S, Castletown Kilpatrick, Navan, Co Meath . 6 March 2024 . gov.ie . Department of Education.
  17. Web site: 6 November 2017 . My farming background: 'What I loved was that I saw my dad all the time' . AgriLand.ie.
  18. Web site: Navan Historical Society - O'Connor, C. Y. (Engineer) . 25 October 2022 . navanhistory.ie.

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