Castletown Monea, County Fermanagh
Origin
E. Castle + Town + Ir. Maigh Niadh ‘plain of warriors’
Background
This first part of this name is clearly of English origin, and refers to Monea Castle, which was built in 1618 for Malcolm Hamilton. A survey of 1619 describes is as "a strong Castle of Lime and Stone, being 54ft long & 20ft broad; but hath no Bawne unto it". The bawn was built later, in 1622. It was taken by the Irish in 1641, but retaken by the planters and in 1688 was the residence of the Governor of Enniskillen (NISMR). A significant portion of the castle remains intact. Earlier forms of the name appearing as Castleton reflect the older English spelling of ‘town’. The second part of the name refers to the neighbouring townland of Monea (Maigh Niadh ‘plain of warriors’), whereas the village known as Monea, is in the current townland (OSNI).
References
FKAdditional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Castleton in Fermanagh co. | 1615 | CPR Jas I 300a |
| Castletown | 1615 | CPR Jas I 166b |
| Castleton | 1616 | CPR Jas I 306b |
| Castleton | 1630 | Inq. Ult. (Fermanagh) Car.II $24 |
| Castletown | 1665 | HMR Fer. (2) 8 |
| ~Muin Fhiadh ""deer hill"" | 1834 | OSNB Inf. B156 |
| Castletown | 1834c | OSM xiv 48 |
| Castletown Monea sch | 1834c | OSM xiv 56 |
| Castletown manor | 1834c | OSM xiv 53, 55 |
| Castletown td (prop John Briens) | 1834c | OSM xiv 50, 58 |
- Barony
- Magheraboy
- Parish
- Devenish
- Parish in 1851
- Devenish
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 7582
- Place name type
- T