Castleisland
Oileán Ciarraí | |
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Town | |
 Main Street, Castleisland, County Kerry | |
  Castleisland Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°13′51″N 9°27′53″W / 52.2307°N 9.4647°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population | 2,536 |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q998099 |
Castleisland (Irish: Oileán Ciarraí)[2] is a town and commercial centre in County Kerry in south west Ireland. The town is known for the width of its main street. As of the 2022 census, Castleisland had a population of 2,536.[1]
Castleisland was described by one of its citizens, journalist Con Houlihan, as "not so much a town as a street between two fields".[3]
- ^ a b "Census Mapping – Towns: Castleisland". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Oileán Ciarraí / Castleisland". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "JJ Hanrahan has Leinster in his sights and Ireland in his mind". Irish Times. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
Castleisland [is] not so much a town as a street between two fields, as Con Houlihan used to say