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Castlebaldwin or Bellanagarrigeeny (Irish: Béal Átha na gCarraigíní, meaning 'mouth of the ford of the small rocks')[1] is a townland and small village in County Sligo, Ireland.
The castle outside the village of Castlebaldwin is a fortified 17th-century house rather than a medieval castle, with gun slits in the walls and a machicolation over the door. The walls of the castle are made from stones taken from a nunnery that was near the village. Castlebaldwin is situated near the Carrowkeel Passage Tombs.
See also
References
- ^ "Béal Átha na gCarraigíní / Bellanagarrigeeny or Castlebaldwin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
Further reading
- Walsh, Clare (2011). "Castlebaldwin Village" (PDF). The Corran Herald. No. 44. Ballymote Heritage Group. p. 46.
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