Castletown, County Wexford
Castletown, historically called Ballycaslane (Irish: Baile an Chaisleáin), is a small village in northeast County Wexford, Ireland.
Castletown
Baile an Chaisleáin | |
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Village | |
Sign outside the Golden Anchor pub | |
Castletown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°43′23″N 6°11′20″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code | 0402 |
Castletown is in the parish of Kilgorman which is one of the earliest Christian settlements in Ireland. It was founded by St Gorman, possibly the same Gorman for whom Loch Garman (Wexford) is named and after whom St German's Cathedral on St Patrick's Isle off the Isle of Man is also named.
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