Townland

Newcastle

An Caisleán Nua

Newcastle is a townland in Meath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationNewcastle53.78322° N · 7.12237° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • An Caisleán Nua · Irish · main form
  • Newcastle · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Meath
Barony
Fore
Civil parish
Oldcastle
Coordinates
53.78322, -7.12237
Mapped area
3.23 km²
Logainm ID
38873 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

129People recorded
28Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Smith 10
  • Halpin 9
  • McEnroe 9
  • Tuite 9
  • Leddy 8
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1926 census

114People recorded
27Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Cadden 11
  • Halpin 8
  • Tuite 8
  • Garry 7
  • Hetherton 7
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Newcastle. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-04-10. How this page was prepared.