Castletownshend

Castletownshend () is a village about south-east of Skibbereen, in County Cork, Ireland. The village developed around a small 17th-century castle built by Richard Townsend.

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Region: Munster
Country: Éire / Ireland
Population: 196

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Settlement.official_name: Castletownshend
Settlement.native_name_lang: ga
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Castletownshend - St Barrahane's Church - 20220918173242.jpeg
Settlement.image_caption: Castletownshend village seen from St Barrahane's Church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Munster
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: County Cork
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 164
Settlement.timezone1: WET

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Commons category: Castletownshend
Irish Grid Reference: W179317
native label: Baile an Chaisleáin

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Castletownshend () is a village about south-east of Skibbereen, in County Cork, Ireland. The village developed around a small 17th-century castle built by Richard Townsend.

==History== Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, fulacht fiadh, standing stone and bullaun stone sites in the townlands of Castletownsend, Drishane, Gurranes and Farrandau.