Castletroy
Castletroy is a townland and suburb of Limerick, Ireland. The area was named after Castle Troy, also known as the Black Castle, the ruins of which are located on the southern bank of the River Shannon, approximately 2 km east of the University of Limerick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hunt Museum and Limerick Colbert railway station.
Hunt Museum
Museum
Photo: FreeBird, Public domain.
The Hunt Museum is a museum located in the Custom House in the city of Limerick, Ireland. It holds a personal collection donated by the Hunt family, it was originally situated in the University of Limerick, before being moved to its present location in Limerick's Georgian custom house in 1997. Hunt Museum is situated 3½ km west of Castletroy.
Limerick Colbert railway station
Railway station
Photo: Poxyshamrock, Public domain.
Limerick railway station also known as Colbert Station or Limerick Colbert serves the city of Limerick in County Limerick, Ireland. It is on Parnell Street and is the main station on the Limerick Suburban Rail network. Limerick Colbert railway station is situated 3½ km west of Castletroy.
St Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland, which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. St Mary’s Cathedral is situated 3½ km west of Castletroy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Annacotty and Athlunkard.
Annacotty
Suburb
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Annacotty is a small village on the outskirts of Limerick, Ireland, 7 km from the centre of the city. It is situated where the old N7 main road between Limerick and Dublin crosses the Mulkear River, 1 km upstream of where it flows into the River Shannon.
Athlunkard
Hamlet
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Athlunkard is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Castletroy.
Parteen
Village
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parteen is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the townland of the same name that is part of the civil parish of St Patrick's. It is also part of the ecclesiastical parish of Parteen-Meelick-Coonagh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. Parteen is situated 4½ km northwest of Castletroy.
Castletroy
- Type: Suburb with 14,700 residents
- Description: suburb of Limerick, Ireland
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Limerick, Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.66543° or 52° 39′ 56″ northLongitude
-8.57124° or 8° 34′ 17″ westPopulation
14,700Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
9C4HMC8H+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 262087898OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7838907Wikidata ID
Q2944422
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Polish—“Castletroy” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Castletroy”
- Dutch: “Castletroy”
- Irish: “Caladh an Treoigh”
- Polish: “Castletroy”
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