Castlejordan, County Meath

For the civil parish, see Castlejordan (civil parish).

Castlejordan
Caisleán Shiurdáin
Village
The ruins of Castle Jordan tower house lie close to the centre of the village
The ruins of Castle Jordan tower house lie close to the centre of the village
Castlejordan is located in Ireland
Castlejordan
Castlejordan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°23′48″N 7°06′41″W / 53.3966°N 7.1115°W / 53.3966; -7.1115
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN576714

Castlejordan (Irish: Caisleán Shiurdáin)[1] is a village and townland in County Meath, Ireland. It is located in the south of the county, close to the border with County Offaly, to the south of Kinnegad.[2][3] The townland of Castlejordan has an area of approximately 2.2 square kilometres (0.85 sq mi),[4] and had a population of 85 people as of the 2011 census.[5]

Name

Castlejordan is named for Jordan De Courcy, ancestor of the Norman De Courcy family. Following his uncle John De Courcys death in Downpatrick, Jordan De Courcy was exiled to Exeter. Upon his return to Ireland he built a castle in the area.[6][7]

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include ringfort sites in the surrounding townlands of Kildangan and Harristown.[8] There is a ruined medieval tower house in the village, which was historically associated with the Gifford family.[9][10]

The Church of Ireland church in the village (built c. 1823) is now largely in ruin.[11] The Roman Catholic church (built c. 1840) is still in use and dedicated to the Holy Trinity.[12]

Amenities and sport

Castlejordan village contains a pub, a post office, and the Roman Catholic church.[13] The local national (primary) school, Castlejordan Central National School (also known as St Ciarán's NS), had an enrollment of 85 pupils as of 2020.[14]

Ballinabrackey GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Caisleán Shiurdáin / Castlejordan". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Townlands in Castlejordan". townlands.ie. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Castlejordan: Records, maps and place-names". johngrenham.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Castlejordan Townland, Co. Meath". townlands.ie. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. ^ "CD165 - Meath Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2021.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Ancestors of Jordan De Courcy". www.decourcy.net. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ O'Hart, John (1888). Irish Pedigrees: Or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation. J. Duffy and Company.
  8. ^ Archaeological Inventory of County Meath. Dublin: Government Stationery Office.
  9. ^ Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Castle-Jordan". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis.
  10. ^ "ME02027 - Castlejordan - Castle - Tower House". meathheritage.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Castlejordan Graveyard, Castlejordan, Castlejordan, Meath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Church of the Trinity, Lewellensland, Castlejordan, Meath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Church of the Holy Trinity Castlejordan". ballinabrackeyandcastlejordan.com. Ballinabrackey Castlejordan Parish. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Castlejordan Central NS". education.ie. Department of Education. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Ballinabrackey". Meath G.A.A. Retrieved 7 February 2021.