Askeaton
Sign in to savethumb|Askeaton Castle and River Deel Askeaton (, Waterfall of Géitine, also historically spelt Askettin) is a town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town is built on the banks of the River Deel which flows into the Shannon Estuary 3 km to the north. Askeaton is on the N69 road between Limerick and Tralee; it is 25 km west of Limerick and 8 km north of Rathkeale. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
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Place details
- Locality
- The Municipal District of Adare — Rathkeale
- Region
- Munster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,137
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Askeaton
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- gle
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Askeaton, The Square - geograph.org.uk - 1577358.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Square
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Munster
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Limerick
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Askeaton, The Square - geograph.org.uk - 1577358.jpg
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- P7959
- County Limerick
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Desmond Castle
- Franciscan Friary
- St Mary's Church
- Hellfire Club
- Community hall
- Transport
- Sport and culture
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Askeaton Castle and River Deel Askeaton (, Waterfall of Géitine, also historically spelt Askettin) is a town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town is built on the banks of the River Deel which flows into the Shannon Estuary 3 km to the north. Askeaton is on the N69 road between Limerick and Tralee; it is 25 km west of Limerick and 8 km north of Rathkeale. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Among the historic structures in the town are a castle dating from 1199 and a Franciscan friary dating from 1389. The castle was abandoned to the English in 1580 – its walls blown up by the fleeing defenders – after the fall of Carrigafoyle Castle during the Desmond Rebellions. Askeaton was a constituency in the Irish House of Commons represented by two members until the dissolution of the parliament in 1801.