Castlepollard

Castlepollard

Infobox Irish Place
name = Castlepollard
gaeilge = Cionn Torc / Baile na gCros
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north coord = 53.6472
west coord = 7.2109
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province = Leinster
county = County Westmeath
dailconstituency = Westmeath
EU constituency = East
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town pop = 1107
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Castlepollard ("Cionn Torc", "boars' hill", in Irish; also, "Baile na gCros", "cross town") is a small town with a population of under 1000 in the north of County Westmeath in Ireland, near Mullingar.

History

The Pollard family built Castlepollard in the late 17th century under a Charter of Charles II of England. The village was well laid out, with an extensive triangular green at its centre. The green is still surrounded by 19th-century buildings today. A sculpture on the square depicts a scene from the famous legend of the Children of Lir, along with a plaque outlining the story in several languages. The setting of the legend is Lough Derravaragh, just a few kilometres south of the village. Amongst the many Ringforts in the surrounding high ground, there are two ancient forts of special interest. One of which, named Randoon, is in the area called Ranaghan, south west of Lough Lene, and the second on the principal island of Lough Lene, Turgesius' Island (named after the Viking leader who sojourned there on occasion and who is reputed to have conquered Dublin and Clonmacnoise).

Castlepollard has two churches; one Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland. The building that currently serves as St. Peter's Centre was originally a notorious home for unmarried mothers run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart.

Commerce/Industry

Mergon International, a manufacturer of moulded parts, is one of the main businesses in the village. The village has quite a small retail base, consisting of a handful of small shops and a number of pubs.

port/Education

The village is located in the stronghold of Westmeath hurling and its local rivals are Lough Lene Gaels and Ringtown hurling club. While Castlepollard tends to favour hurling over Gaelic football,there is also a Gaelic football club in the area. There is also a Soccer club, Castlepollard Celtic which runs teams from Under 7 to Under 15 level at Schoolboys and Girls as well as two adult team. The club has approx. 200 members.

Trivia

Castlepollard's Market House was burned circa 1921. It was repaired and is now a Fire Station.

In what became known as the "Massacre of Castlepollard" in 1831 a group of English stooges opened fire on a crowd at the Castlepollard Fair killing 13 people

ee also

* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
* Market Houses in the Republic of Ireland

External links

* [http://www.mergon.com/eng_mergon/index.htm Mergon International]
* [http://www.ballycomoyle.com/ Ballycomoyle GAA Club]
* [http://www.pollardkarting.com/ Castlepollard Karting Circuit]


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