Charlesland

Roundabout at Charlesland

Charlesland (Irish: Acra na mBodach, meaning 'acre of the low-bred persons (or churls)')[1] is a townland and residential development located on the southside of Greystones in County Wicklow, Ireland.[2] It is about 25 kilometres from Dublin city centre. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Charlesland had a population of 3,130 people.[3]

  1. ^ "Acra na mBodach / Charlesland". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 29 March 2020. the acre of the low-bred persons / Charlesland < Charles Acre < *Churls Acre, a translation of the original Irish name (bodach is often translated as 'churl')
  2. ^ "Charlesland Townland, Co. Wicklow". townlands.ie. Townlands of Ireland. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "CD174. Wicklow Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic". Census 2011. Central Statistics Office. April 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2020.