Castletown-Kilpatrick, also known as Castletown KP [1] or Castletown ( Irish: Baile an Chaisleáin), [2] is a townland and village in County Meath in Ireland. [3] It falls in the Meath East constituency. The Boyne Valley to Lakelands greenway passes through on the disused Navan and Kingscourt Railway line. [4] [5]
The village lies south of the N52 and east of the R162 regional road, between Kells and Ardee, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Nobber.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort sites, and a large motte-and-bailey castle site, in Castletown townland. [6] The disused Church of Ireland church in the townland, dedicated to Saint Patrick and likely the origin of "Kilpatrick", [a] was built c. 1820 on the site of an older churchyard. [6] [7] [8] The existing Roman Catholic church, also dedicated to Saint Patrick, was built c. 1830. [9]
A battle of the 1798 Rebellion, involving revolutionaries from County Wexford, was fought near the village. The casualties were buried in mostly unmarked graves in the nearby Knightstown bog. [10] [11]
The Navan and Kingscourt branch line had a halt at the village, which was closed in 1933. [12] The line remained in use for freight use until 2001. [12]
A human-trafficking base of activity was discovered outside the village in 2016. [3]
The village has a pub, shop, pitch and putt club, [13] Catholic church and national (primary) school. [14] The church is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath. [15] As of 2024, Castletown National School had an enrollment of 84 pupils. [16]
1836 Castletown [..] 1836 Castletown - Kilpatrick
Castletown-Kilpatrick, also known as Castletown KP [1] or Castletown ( Irish: Baile an Chaisleáin), [2] is a townland and village in County Meath in Ireland. [3] It falls in the Meath East constituency. The Boyne Valley to Lakelands greenway passes through on the disused Navan and Kingscourt Railway line. [4] [5]
The village lies south of the N52 and east of the R162 regional road, between Kells and Ardee, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Nobber.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort sites, and a large motte-and-bailey castle site, in Castletown townland. [6] The disused Church of Ireland church in the townland, dedicated to Saint Patrick and likely the origin of "Kilpatrick", [a] was built c. 1820 on the site of an older churchyard. [6] [7] [8] The existing Roman Catholic church, also dedicated to Saint Patrick, was built c. 1830. [9]
A battle of the 1798 Rebellion, involving revolutionaries from County Wexford, was fought near the village. The casualties were buried in mostly unmarked graves in the nearby Knightstown bog. [10] [11]
The Navan and Kingscourt branch line had a halt at the village, which was closed in 1933. [12] The line remained in use for freight use until 2001. [12]
A human-trafficking base of activity was discovered outside the village in 2016. [3]
The village has a pub, shop, pitch and putt club, [13] Catholic church and national (primary) school. [14] The church is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath. [15] As of 2024, Castletown National School had an enrollment of 84 pupils. [16]
1836 Castletown [..] 1836 Castletown - Kilpatrick