Castletownshend (Irish: Baile an Chaisleáin, literally "town of the castle")[2] 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.
Architecture
The main street of the town, lined with large homes from the 18th century, runs down a sharply sloped hill leading to Castlehaven Harbour and the castle. The Church of St Barrahane, built in 1826, overlooks the town.
People
Castletownsend was the home of Edith Anna Œnone Somerville, one half of the writing duo Somerville and Ross, who together authored the Irish RM series of humorous novels on Irish life in the early 1900s. The two met each other for the first time in Castle Townshend in 1886.[citation needed]
Sir Patrick Buckley (1841–1896) was born near the village in the townland of Gortbrack.
See also
References
- ^ "Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Castletownshend". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland. Baile an Chaisleáin Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Verified 2011-02-11.
External links
- Buildings of Ireland: Drishane House
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