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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Hunt Museum and Limerick Colbert railway station.
Hunt Museum
Museum
Photo: FreeBird, Public domain.Limerick Colbert railway station
Railway station
Photo: Poxyshamrock, Public domain.St Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Annacotty and Athlunkard.
Annacotty
Suburb
Parteen
Village
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″ north
Longitude
-8.57124° or 8° 34′ 17″ west
Population
14,700
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
9C4HMC8H+5G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Castletroy” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Castletroy”
- Dutch: “Castletroy”
- Indonesian: “Castletroy”
- Irish: “Caladh an Treoigh”
- Polish: “Castletroy”
- Urdu: “کاسل ٹرائے”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Engine House and Cappavilla.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: New Castle and University of Limerick Flagposts.
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