Castleisland

Castleisland
Oileán Ciarraí
Town
Main Street, Castleisland, County Kerry
Main Street, Castleisland, County Kerry
Castleisland is located in Ireland
Castleisland
Castleisland
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°13′51″N 9°27′53″W / 52.2307°N 9.4647°W / 52.2307; -9.4647
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Kerry
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population2,536
Irish Grid ReferenceQ998099

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]

  1. ^ a b "Census Mapping – Towns: Castleisland". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Oileán Ciarraí / Castleisland". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "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