Castletownshend
Castletownshend (Irish: Baile an Chaisleáin, literally "town of the castle") is a village about 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Skibbereen, in County Cork, Ireland. The village developed around a small 17th-century castle built by Richard Townsend, whose descendants still reside there.
Castletownshend
Baile an Chaisleáin | |
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Village | |
Castletownshend village seen from St Barrahane's Church | |
Castletownshend Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°32′N 9°11′W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 196 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
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