CASTLETOWN, a village, in the parish of KINNEIGH,
Western Division of the barony of EAST-CARBERY,
county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER;
containing 314 inhabitants. It is situated in the heart
of a wild mountainous district, and for some time after
the English settlement in the reign of Jas. I. was a
flourishing town, but being sacked in the war of 1641
it never revived. It now contains 57 small cabins indifferently
built, and has fairs for cattle, sheep, and pigs
on Jan. 1st, Easter-Tuesday, May 12th, and Sept. 4th.
Here is a R. C. chapel. See KINNEIGH.