Information about Cashlaun

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:

Cashlaun

Irish Form of Name:

Caisleán

Translation:

a castle

Civil Parish:

Killeenadeema
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:

Cashlaun
Caisleán
Cushlaun
Cashlaun Inhabitants

Comment:

Issued to Lieut. Stace, Royal Engineers, 5th June, 1838

Description:

The name of a trigl. station.

Situation:

In the N. part of Derrybrian N.W.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:

A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169

Townland:

Cashlaun is in Derrybrian N. West townland.