Askeaton Castle viewed from the town square

Askeaton (Eas Geitine in Irish) is a town located in County Limerick, Ireland on the N69 road about two miles upstream from the River Shannon's Estuary. The town itself is built on the banks of the River Deel. There is a Franciscan Friary dating from 1389 and a castle dating from 1199 in the town among the many historic structures. The castle was abandoned to crown forces in 1580 - its walls blown up by the fleeing Spanish defenders - after the fall of Carrigafoyle Castle to the English during the Desmond Rebellions. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1453x1263, 184 KB) Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1453x1263, 184 KB) Askeaton Castle, Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... A National Secondary Route is a category of road in the Republic of Ireland. ... A typical Irish road sign in Mullingar, County Westmeath Ireland, both north and south of the border, has an extensive network of roads. ... The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connaught) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... The River Deel, is a river in County Limerick, Ireland which flows from beyond Newcastlewest through Rathkeale and onwards to Askeaton then entering the River Shannon. ... Events February 24 - Margaret I defeats Albert in battle, thus becoming ruler of Denmark, Norway and Sweden June 28 - Battle of Kosovo between Serbs and Ottomans. ... Events John Lackland, becomes King of England Births Isobel of Huntingdon (d. ... The siege of Carrigafoyle Castle took place at Easter in 1580 on the left bank of the river Shannon in modern County Limerick in western Ireland. ... The Desmond Rebellions occurred in the 1560s, 1570s and 1580s in Munster in southern Ireland. ...

Franciscan friary viewed from the N69

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 894 KB) Franciscan Friary, Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 894 KB) Franciscan Friary, Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland. ...

Transport

The railway line that passes through the now closed Askeaton railway station was built by the former Limerick and Foynes Railway Company from 1856-1858. The line between Limerick and Foynes had stations at Patrickswell, Kilgobin, Adare, Ballingrane Junction (Rathkeale) and Askeaton. The railway line to Foynes passes north of the town, but Askeaton Railway Station was closed to passenger traffic on 4th April 1963 and freight in 1974. Trains for Foynes continued to pass through Askeaton until the line effectively lost all its freight services in 2000. The line is still offically open to freight traffic, it has not seen a train since the annual weedspray train visited the line in May 2002. Foynes (Faing in Irish) is a small town and major port in County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland, located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary. ...

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ...

External links

• Information on the friary
• Askeaton community web-site

Coordinates: 52°36′N 8°59′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...