Castletroy

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Castletroy Caladh an Treoigh
Suburb
Castletroy Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°40′01″N 8°33′11″W / 52.66704°N 8.55297°W / 52.66704; -8.55297
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
City	Limerick
Population  (2016)
• Total	14,733 [1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	R 625 574

Castletroy (Irish: Caladh an Treoigh, meaning O'Troy's Landing or O'Troy's Callow)^[2] is a suburb of Limerick, Ireland. The town was named after Castle Troy also known as the Black Castle, which is located on the southern bank of the River Shannon, roughly 2 km east of the University of Limerick. However the name likely predates the castle itself as the area may have been used by the O’Turrain clan (who were no longer in the area by the time the castle was built) having used it as a safe harbour for navigating the river.