Place:Castletownshend, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

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NameCastletownshend
Alt namesBaile an Chaisleáinsource: Wikipedia
TypeTown
Coordinates51.533°N 9.183°W
Located inCounty Cork, Republic of Ireland
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Castletownshend (literally "town of the castle") is a village about 8 km 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.

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