Castlebellingham
Sign in to saveCastlebellingham () is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. The population of Castlebellingham-Kilsaran (named for the two townlands which make up the census area) increased from 721 inhabitants as of the 2002 census to 1,126 people as of the 2016 census.
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Place details
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,126
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Castlebellingham
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Foleys Thatched Tea Rooms (geograph 2855578).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Foleys Tea Rooms, Castlebellingham, in 2012
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- County Louth
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 1126
- Settlement.population_note
- (includes Kilsaran townland)
- Settlement.population_density_km2
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Castlebellingham () is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. The population of Castlebellingham-Kilsaran (named for the two townlands which make up the census area) increased from 721 inhabitants as of the 2002 census to 1,126 people as of the 2016 census.
==History== thumb|Castle Bellingham, County Louth Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include fulacht fiadh, fosse (ring ditch) and a motte and bailey site in the surrounding townlands of Castlebellingham, Greenmount and Kilsaran. A religious house in Kilsaran townland, of which no trace is visible and which had a reputed association with the Knights Templar, is recorded in some texts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castlebellingham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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