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 include Hunt Museum and Limerick Colbert railway station.

Hunt Museum

Museum

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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

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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 city, Ireland, 7 km from the city centre. 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″ north

Longitude

-8.57124° or 8° 34′ 17″ west

Population

14,700

Elevation

19 metres (62 feet)

Open location code

9C4HMC8H+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 262087898

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

7838907

Wikidata ID

Q2944422

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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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