Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Newcastle

Newcastle, market town and par. with ry. sta., in co. and 27 miles SW. of Limerick, near river Deel-par., 5424 ac., pop. 2802; town, pop. 2186; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. The town is situated partly within Monagay par.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "market town and parish with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Limerick IrlC
Place: Newcastle

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