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Castle in County Kildare, Ireland
Maynooth Castle is a ruined castle in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland which stands at the entrance to the South Campus of Maynooth University. Constructed
Maynooth_Castle
University town in County Kildare, Ireland
Maynooth (/məˈnuːθ/; Irish: Maigh Nuad ) is a university town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to Maynooth University (part of the National
Maynooth
University in Ireland, part of the National University of Ireland
Maynooth University (MU; Irish: Ollscoil Mhá Nuad) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
Maynooth_University
Catholic college and pontifical university in County Kildare, Ireland
well-known building to Maynooth students and stands very close to the very historic Maynooth Castle. Over the next 15 years, the site at Maynooth underwent rapid
St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth
St_Patrick's_Pontifical_University,_Maynooth
Building in County Waterford, Ireland
Lismore Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Leasa Mhóir) is a castle located in the town of Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland. It belonged to the Earls of Desmond
Lismore_Castle
15th century castle in Ireland
Ross Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Rois) is a 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland
Ross_Castle
Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland
Ireland, Maynooth, have been held at the castle. Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, commonly known as Strongbow constructed the first castle, probably
Kilkenny_Castle
Castle in Ireland
Bunratty Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhun Raithe) is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland. It is located in the centre of Bunratty village
Bunratty_Castle
Castle in Ireland
Leap Castle (/ˈlɛp/; Irish: Caisleán Léim Uí Bhánáin (IPA:[ˈkaʃlʲaːn̪ˠlʲeːmʲiːˈwaːn̪ˠaːnʲ])) is a castle in Roscrea, County Offaly, Ireland, about 6 kilometres
Leap_Castle
Highest-ranking noble title in the Peerage of Ireland
original earldom survived. The family was originally based in Maynooth Castle in Maynooth in County Kildare. In later centuries the family owned estates
Duke_of_Leinster
Medieval stronghold in Blarney, Ireland
Blarney Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Blarnan) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the
Blarney_Castle
Irish noble (1513–1537)
those who refused to swear fidelity to him he sent as prisoners to his Maynooth Castle. Goods and chattels belonging to the King's subjects he declared forfeited
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Thomas_FitzGerald,_10th_Earl_of_Kildare
Castle in Ireland
Dromoland Castle (Irish: Drom Ólainn) is a castle, located near Newmarket-on-Fergus in County Clare, Ireland. It is operated as a five-star luxury hotel
Dromoland_Castle
18th-century building in Ireland
Slane Castle (Irish: Cáisleán Bhaile Shláine) is located in the village of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland. The castle has been
Slane_Castle
Restored castle in County Donegal, Ireland
8°06′40″W / 54.655°N 8.111°W / 54.655; -8.111 Donegal Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún na nGall) is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal
Donegal_Castle
Ruined castle in County Cavan, Ireland
Cloughoughter Castle (Irish: Cloch Locha Uachtair, meaning 'stone castle of Loch Uachtair') is a ruined circular castle on a small island in Lough Oughter
Cloughoughter_Castle
13th century castle in Limerick, Ireland
King John's Castle (Irish: Caisleán Luimnigh) also known as Limerick Castle is a 13th-century castle located on King's Island in Limerick, Ireland, next
King_John's_Castle_(Limerick)
Castle in County Tipperary, Ireland
Cahir Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Cathrach), one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir. It was built from 1142 by Conchobar
Cahir_Castle
17th-century castle with demesne, telescopes and science museum
Birr Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhiorra) is a castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of the 7th Earl of Rosse and his family
Birr_Castle
County in Ireland
Castledermot Abbey Castledermot Round Tower Castletown House Curragh Maynooth Castle The Wonderful Barn George Barrington: pickpocket, socialite Eamon Broy:
County_Kildare
Mansion in County Donegal, Ireland
Glenveagh Castle (Irish: Caisleán Ghleann Bheatha) is a large castellated mansion located in Glenveagh National Park, County Donegal, Ireland and was built
Glenveagh_Castle
reconquest of Ireland in the 1530s, where the successful English siege of Maynooth Castle in 1530 demonstrated the power of the new siege guns. There were still
Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
Castles_in_Great_Britain_and_Ireland
Norman nobleman in Ireland
and other districts in what became County Kildare, and had erected Maynooth Castle. In 1197, he took part in the conquest of Limerick acquiring Croom
Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly
Gerald_FitzMaurice,_1st_Lord_of_Offaly
Castle in County Meath, Ireland
53556; -6.62083 Dunsany Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún Samhnaí), Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, is a modernised Anglo-Norman castle, started c. 1180 / 1181
Dunsany_Castle_and_Demesne
Irish peer and statesman
Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare. John strengthened and enlarged Maynooth Castle, the principal residence of the Earls of Kildare. In 1421, the 6th
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
Thomas_FitzGerald,_7th_Earl_of_Kildare
19th century castle in County Offaly, Ireland
Kinnitty Castle or Castle Bernard is a 19th-century gothic revival castle and hotel in Kinnitty (Cionn Eitigh), County Offaly, Ireland. It is located contiguous
Kinnitty_Castle
restored castle Kilteel Castle, intact castle Leixlip Castle, restored castle Maynooth Castle, intact castle Rathcoffey Castle, castle ruins Reeves Castle, intact
List_of_castles_in_Ireland
Largest Norman castle in Ireland (ruin), Trim, County Meath
Trim Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile Átha Troim) is a castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Ireland, with an area of 30,000 m2
Trim_Castle
Castle on the slopes of Cave Hill Country Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhéal Feirste) is a mansion located in Cave Hill Country Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a prominent position 400
Belfast_Castle
Historic ecclesiastical site in Ireland
p. 477. ISBN 0 906362 43 1. Howitt, William (1864). Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain. Vol. 2. A.W. Bennett. pp. 159–161. Rev. John Healy, LL
Rock_of_Cashel
Castle in County Kildare, Ireland
Kilkea Castle is located 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland near the village of Kilkea on the R418 regional road from Athy
Kilkea_Castle
Former stately home in County Meath, Ireland
Dangan Castle is a former stately home in County Meath, Ireland, which is now in a state of ruin. It is situated by Dangan Church on the Trim Road. The
Dangan_Castle
12th century castle in Westmeath, Ireland
Athlone Castle, sometimes known as Adamson Castle, is a castle located in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, dating from the 12th century. The earliest
Athlone_Castle
Rocky outcrop in County Laois, Ireland
Rising 46 metres (151 ft) above a plain, it has the ruins of Dunamase Castle, a defensive stronghold dating from the early Hiberno-Norman period with
Dunamase
Listowel Castle – Listowel, County Kerry – 13th century Castle. The Main Guard – Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary Maynooth Castle – Maynooth, County Kildare
List of heritage sites (Republic of Ireland)
List_of_heritage_sites_(Republic_of_Ireland)
Castellated house in County Monaghan, Ireland
Castle Leslie, also known as Glaslough House, is home to an Irish branch of Clan Leslie, is located on the 4 km2 (1,000-acre) Castle Leslie Estate adjacent
Castle_Leslie
Building in Bantry, Ireland
of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 June 2018. "Historic Houses and Castles - Bantry House and Garden". discoverireland.ie. Fáilte Ireland. Archived
Bantry_House
Castle in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Gosford Castle is a 19th-century country house situated in Gosford, a townland of Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built for Archibald
Gosford_Castle
Country house in County Wicklow, Ireland
Bray, Co. Wicklow". Archiseek.com. 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2018. Castle capers - our castle dwellers connected to Attila the Hun and King Henry VIII, Irish
Killruddery_House
House in County Waterford, Ireland
Hamilton the night before the Queen's execution. It is believed that a castle was erected on the site in the twelfth century, however the core of the
Curraghmore
Fortifications built during the middle ages
to suit new tactics, weapons, and siege techniques. Towers of medieval castles were usually made of stone, wood or a combination of both (with a stone
Medieval_fortification
Gothic-style castle in County Offaly, Ireland
Charleville Castle is a Gothic-style castle located in County Offaly, Ireland, bordering the town of Tullamore, near the River Clodiagh. It is considered
Charleville_Castle
Irish houses of the landed class
Killruddery House Kinnitty Castle Leap Castle Leixlip Castle Lisnavagh House Loftus Hall Luggala Lodge Lyons Demesne Maynooth Castle Marlfield House Middleton
Anglo-Irish_big_house
Public building in Ireland
Killruddery House Kinnitty Castle Leap Castle Leixlip Castle Lisnavagh House Loftus Hall Luggala Lodge Lyons Demesne Maynooth Castle Marlfield House Middleton
Muckross_House
Cambro-Norman, later Hiberno-Norman dynasty, holding power in Ireland over centuries
called Gerald FitzWalter, c. 1075 – 1135), the first Castellan of Pembroke Castle in Wales and progenitor of the FitzMaurice and FitzGerald dynasties. The
FitzGerald_dynasty
Ruined castle in County Cork, Ireland
Dunboy Castle (Irish: Caisleán Dhún Baoi) is a ruined 15th-century castle on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere
Dunboy_Castle
Georgian country house and estate in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Baronscourt, Barons-Court or Baronscourt Castle is a Georgian country house and estate 4.5 km southwest of Newtownstewart in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Baronscourt
Estate in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland
occupying 19 hectares (47 acres). The house, originally a 13th-century castle, was extensively altered during the 18th century by German architect Richard
Powerscourt_Estate
Large country house in Maynooth, Ireland
Dukes of Leinster for over 700 years. Located 23 km west of Dublin, in Maynooth, County Kildare, the Carton Demesne is a 1,100-acre estate, from an original
Carton_House
Castle in Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland
Ormond Castle (Irish: Caisleán Urmhumhan) is a castle on the River Suir on the east side of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland. The oldest part
Ormonde_Castle
Country house in County Wexford, Ireland
County Wexford, upon which he built a castle known as Houseland Castle. The Redmond family replaced their original castle with another in about 1350, during
Loftus_Hall
Country estate in County Down, Northern Ireland
Killruddery House Kinnitty Castle Leap Castle Leixlip Castle Lisnavagh House Loftus Hall Luggala Lodge Lyons Demesne Maynooth Castle Marlfield House Middleton
Clandeboye_Estate
Tower house in County Cork, Ireland
Desmond Castle (Irish: Caisleán Deasmhumhan) is a tower house located in the town of Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland. The castle was built as the Customs
Desmond_Castle_(Kinsale)
Tower house in County Clare, Ireland
Doonagore Castle is a round 16th-century tower house with a small walled enclosure located about 1 km south of the coastal village of Doolin in County
Doonagore_Castle
Castellated house in County Wicklow, Ireland
Humewood Castle is a 32,668 square feet (3,035.0 m2) Gothic-fantasy mansion built in 1870 in 427 acres of parkland at Kiltegan, County Wicklow in Ireland
Humewood_Castle
Palladian country house in County Kildare, Ireland
international cross-artform residency programme, the "SPACE Programme". The OPW-Maynooth University Archive and Research Centre was launched by President Mary McAleese
Castletown_House
Castle in County Carlow, Ireland
Huntington Castle, also known as Clonegal Castle, is a castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland, built in 1625. It is now a private house open to the
Huntington_Castle,_Clonegal
Killruddery House Kinnitty Castle Leap Castle Leixlip Castle Lisnavagh House Loftus Hall Luggala Lodge Lyons Demesne Maynooth Castle Marlfield House Middleton
Killarney_House
Former stronghold, County Donegal, Ireland
Doe Castle, or Caisleán na dTuath, near Creeslough, County Donegal, was the historical stronghold of Clan tSuibhne (Clan McSweeney), with architectural
Doe_Castle
Castle in County Wexford, Ireland
Bargy Castle is a Norman fortress near the village of Tomhaggard in the Barony of Bargy, County Wexford, Ireland, some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south-west
Bargy_Castle
Manor house and hotel in County Limerick, Ireland
was passed against Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, whose lands, castles and manors were forfeited to the crown. In a letter dated 24 March 1547
Adare_Manor
Calendar year
to Peru. March 23 – English forces under William Skeffington storm Maynooth Castle in Ireland, the stronghold of Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
1535
Town in Leinster, Ireland
1169) under the Fitzgeralds, Earls of Kildare, a road was built from Maynooth Castle to Courtown House in Kilcock, to the Windmill on Cappagh Hill, to Cloncurry
Enfield,_County_Meath
Country estate in County Kildare, Ireland
Killruddery House Kinnitty Castle Leap Castle Leixlip Castle Lisnavagh House Loftus Hall Luggala Lodge Lyons Demesne Maynooth Castle Marlfield House Middleton
Lyons_Demesne
In 1535 Maynooth Castle, stronghold of Silken Thomas, was bombarded by cannon for 18 days and taken by William Brereton. Rathangan castle was also taken
History_of_County_Kildare
16th-century castle in County Galway, Ireland
Menlo Castle or Menlough Castle (Irish: Caisleán Mhionlaigh), also called Blake's Castle, is a 16th-century castle situated on the bank of the River Corrib
Menlo_Castle
Hillfort in County Donegal, Ireland
Killruddery House Kinnitty Castle Leap Castle Leixlip Castle Lisnavagh House Loftus Hall Luggala Lodge Lyons Demesne Maynooth Castle Marlfield House Middleton
Grianan_of_Aileach
Appearance of tunnels in media
tunnel running from Maynooth Castle with its exit at the tower in Laraghbryan. A short escape tunnel has been located at Loudoun Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland
Tunnels_in_popular_culture
Locality west of Dublin, Ireland
2022. "CHAPTER XXXIV. The Strawberry Beds, St. Catherine's, Leixlip, Maynooth Castle and Obelisk". www.chaptersofdublin.ie. Retrieved 8 August 2022. "Strawberry
Strawberry_Beds
18th century country house near Kells, County Meath, Ireland
Killruddery House Kinnitty Castle Leap Castle Leixlip Castle Lisnavagh House Loftus Hall Luggala Lodge Lyons Demesne Maynooth Castle Marlfield House Middleton
Headfort_House
Historic residence in Northern Ireland
"friends of reform", and on that basis Mount Stewart rivalled Hillsborough Castle, seat of the Earls (later Marquesses) of Downshire, for control of the county's
Mount_Stewart
Ruined castle in County Louth, Ireland
Castle Roche (Irish: Dún Gall) is a Norman castle located some 10 km (7 miles) north-west of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. It was the seat of the de
Castle_Roche
Medieval tower house, County Clare, Ireland
Knappogue Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Cnapóige) is a tower house, built in 1467 and expanded in the mid-19th century, located in the parish of Quin, County
Knappogue_Castle
Castle in County Cavan, Ireland
Castle Saunderson (Irish: Caisleán Shandarsan) is a castle near Belturbet in County Cavan, Ireland. It was the former family seat of the Saunderson family
Castle_Saunderson
Georgian estate and mansion in County Waterford, Ireland
Killruddery House Kinnitty Castle Leap Castle Leixlip Castle Lisnavagh House Loftus Hall Luggala Lodge Lyons Demesne Maynooth Castle Marlfield House Middleton
Mount_Congreve
Castle in Ireland
Waterford Castle is a historic house on Little Island in Waterford, Ireland. The house was owned by a branch of the Fitzgerald family for hundreds of years
Waterford_Castle
Fortified tower house in Ireland
O'Dea Castle, also known as Dysert O'Dea Castle, is an Irish fortified tower house, loosely described as a castle at Dysert O'Dea (Irish: Dísert, meaning
O'Dea_Castle
House in County Wicklow, Ireland
Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow, Ireland. The house was designed by Richard Castle for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown and built between 1741 and 1755
Russborough_House
Hotel and golf course in Kildare, Ireland
firm Barton and Guestier bought land at Straffan and nearby Barberstown Castle from the Henry family and had Straffan House built whilst he and his wife
K_Club
supporters. 1534 – Siege of Dublin Castle by 'Silken' Thomas Fitzgerald in Kildare 1535 – Siege of Maynooth Castle, the chief residence of Fitzgerald
List_of_conflicts_in_Ireland
Historic property in County Kildare, Ireland
was described as follows: Castle-Martin, the elegant residence of W. H. Carter, Esq., occupies the site of the ancient castle of the Fitz-Martins, near
Castlemartin_House_and_Estate
Ruined house with gardens in County Carlow, Ireland
Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2012. "Castle prepares for ghost hunters siege". Irish Examiner. 22 April 2011. Retrieved
Duckett's_Grove
abounding. Ireland is famous for its ruined and intact Norman and Anglo-Irish castles, small whitewashed thatched cottages and Georgian urban buildings. What
Architecture_of_Ireland
Ruined castle in County Donegal, Ireland
Burt Castle is a ruined castle located close to Newtowncunningham and Burt, two villages in the east of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. Historically
Burt_Castle
Tower house in County Galway, near County Clare, Ireland
Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland. Fiodh Duin
Fiddaun_Castle
Irish actor (born 1996)
Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Dublin and raised in Maynooth, he studied acting at The Lir Academy and then performed in plays in Dublin
Paul_Mescal
Castle in Macroom, County Cork, Ireland
Macroom Castle, in the centre of the town of Macroom, was once residence and fortress of the Lords of Muskerry. The castle has changed owners many times
Macroom_Castle
Island in Cork Harbour, Ireland
at Fota and elsewhere in 1185. The family first resided at Barryscourt Castle, Carrigtwohill, then at Castlelyons where they held extensive lands. Fota
Fota_Island
Friary in Clane, Ireland
Some of the buildings were destroyed and the stone used to repair Maynooth Castle. Some friars remained until the buildings were destroyed c. 1606. A
Clane_Friary
Castellated 19th-century manor house in County Kerry, Ireland
Dromore Castle is a manor house in Templenoe, County Kerry, Ireland, looking out over the Kenmare River. It was built in the 1830s for the Mahony family
Dromore_Castle_(County_Kerry)
Castle in County Clare, Ireland
Leamaneh Castle is a ruined castle located in the townland of Leamaneh North, parish of Kilnaboy, between the villages of Corofin and Kilfenora at the
Leamaneh_Castle
Kingsbury family of Ireland
and St Stephen's Green Duke of Leinster Maynooth Castle, County Kildare Carton House, Maynooth Kilkea Castle, County Kildare Leinster House 13 Dominick
List of family seats of Irish nobility
List_of_family_seats_of_Irish_nobility
Castle in eastern County Cork, Ireland
Barryscourt Castle (Caisleán Chúirt an Bharraigh in Irish) is a castle located in eastern County Cork in southern Ireland, close to the town of Carrigtwohill
Barryscourt_Castle
Former castle founded in the 14th century in Tallaght, Ireland
Tallaght Castle (also known as Tallaght House and formerly known as the Archiepiscopal Palace) was a castle in Kilnamanagh, Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland
Tallaght_Castle
Ruined castle in County Donegal, Ireland
Inch Castle is a ruined castle located on the southern tip of Inch Island in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The castle was
Inch_Castle
Historic house and gardens in County Carlow, Ireland
Carlow List of tourist attractions in Ireland "Altamont Gardens". Houses, Castles and Gardens of Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved
Altamont_House
Irish country house hotel in Connemara, Ireland
Ballynahinch Castle is a former Irish country house and estate, built on the site of a former castle, which is now a luxury hotel set in a private estate
Ballynahinch_Castle
Historic site in County Clare, Ireland
Ballyhannon Castle is a medieval Irish castle dating back to the 15th century, located near the village of Quin in County Clare, on the west coast of
Ballyhannon_Castle
House and estate in County Clare, Ireland
stones from Killone Castle. In 1580, Killone Castle was the property of the Baron of Inchiquin. There is now no trace of the castle beyond Newhall House
Newhall_House_and_Estate
House in Newtownforbes County Longford, Ireland
Castle Forbes is a gothic revival castellated house and demesne in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland. The castle is the ancestral home of the eponymous
Castle Forbes, County Longford
Castle_Forbes,_County_Longford
MAYNOOTH CASTLE
MAYNOOTH CASTLE
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Australian, British, English
Castle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a jailer or someone employed at a keep or castle, Middle English kepe.Americanized spelling of German Kiep, from a short form of the old personal name Gebolf, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements geb ‘gift’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Gebhardt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English castel ‘castle’, ‘fortified building or set of buildings’, especially the residence of a feudal lord (Late Latin castellum, a diminutive of castrum ‘fort’, ‘Roman walled city’). The name would also have denoted a servant who lived and worked at such a place.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : from a plural or genitive form of Castle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with beautiful long hair, from Middle English fair feax ‘beautiful tresses’. This was a common descriptive phrase in Middle English; the alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight refers to ‘fair fanning fax’ encircling the shoulders of the doughty warrior.Thomas Fairfax (1693–1781), an army officer from Leeds Castle, Kent, England, first came to VA in 1735 and settled on maternal estates there as a proprietor in 1747.
Surname or Lastname
Northern Irish
Northern Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mealláin ‘descendant of Meallán’, a personal name that is a diminutive of meall ‘pleasant’.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Meulan in Seine-et-Oise.Dutch (van Mellon) : habitational name from Millun bij Keulen.Thomas and Sarah Jane Mellon came to Pittsburgh, PA, from Lower Castletown, Tyrone, Ireland, in 1818. Their grandson, the industrialist and financier Andrew William Mellon (1855–1937) is remembered not only as a businessman but also as an art collector. He served as secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman’, ‘cellar master’ (Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber’, ‘pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. The surname is widespread throughout central Europe.English : either an occupational name for a maker of caps or cauls, from Middle English kellere, or an occupational name for an executioner, from Old English cwellere.Irish : reduced form of Kelleher.Scottish : variant of Keillor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Windsor in Berkshire, Broadwindsor in Dorset, or Winsor in Devon and Hampshire, all named from an unattested Old English windels ‘windlass’ + Old English Åra ‘bank’.Windsor is the surname of the present British royal family, adopted in place of Wettin in 1917 as a response to anti-German feeling during the World War I. The original surname of Edward VII (and hence of George V up to 1917) was Wettin, his father, Prince Albert, being Prince Wettin of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The family took the name Windsor from the place in Berkshire, England, where Windsor Castle is a royal residence. There is unlikely to be any royal connection for American bearers, however: the name was an ordinary English habitational surname for centuries before this event.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Weoley Castle in West Midlands (formerly in Worcestershire), named with Old English wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’, or from Weeley in Essex, which is named with Old English wilig ‘willow’ + lēah.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Edun, Old English Ēadhūn, composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘wealth’ + hūn ‘bear-cub’.English : habitational name from Castle Eden or Eden Burn in County Durham, both of which derive from a British river name perhaps meaning ‘water’, recorded by the Greek geographer Ptolemy in the 2nd century ad in the form Ituna.German : habitational name any of several places, mainly in Bavaria and Austria, so named from Middle High German œde ‘wasteland’ + the dative suffix -n.Frisian : patronymic from the personal name Ede.Charles Eden (1673–1722), colonial governor of NC under the lords proprietors from 1714 onward, used the armorial bearings of the family of Eden of the county palatine of Durham in the north of England. Of the same connection was Sir Robert Eden, last royal governor of MD.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Castle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places called Castleton, for example in Derbyshire and North Yorkshire, from Old English castel ‘castle’ + tūn ‘settlement’, ‘farmstead’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic meaning ‘son of Robert’, common in central England (see Dobb).Arthur Dobbs (1689–1765) was born at Castle Dobbs, Co. Antrim, Ireland. In 1745 he purchased 400,000 acres of land in NC and was selected as governor in 1754. He married twice and his second wife, wed when he was age 73, was a girl in her teens from NC.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Born of the Mind
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Kestle, a place in Cornwall, so named from Cornish castell ‘castle’, ‘village’, ‘rock’.German : habitational name from a place so called in Upper Franconia.Dutch : variant of Kessel.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place named with Middle English hard ‘difficult’, ‘inaccessible’, ‘impregnable’, or perhaps ‘cheerless’ + castel ‘castle’, ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’ (see Castle), perhaps Hardcastle Garth in North Yorkshire or Hardcastle Crags in West Yorkshire, although either or both of these could be from the surname. It has been suggested that the surname may come from a Roman fort forming part of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Maoil Fhábhail ‘descendant of Maolfhábhail’, a personal name meaning ‘fond of movement or travel’.English : from the common French place name Laval, from Old French val ‘valley’. This is also a Huguenot name (with the same etymology), taken to England by Etienne-Abel Laval, a minister of the French church in Castle Street, London, around 1730.French : habitational name from Lavelle in Puy-de-Dôme or various other, smaller places so named.
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Originating in the mind, Born of the mind
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Tamil
Originating in the mind, Born of the mind
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Indian
Castle
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Male
Greek
(Σαμουήλ) Greek form of Hebrew Shemuwel, SAMOUEL means "heard of God," "his name is El," or "name of God." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Elkanah by Hanna.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Bullet
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Humanity; King of Men
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Sindhi, Tamil, Traditional
Creeper of Hope
Girl/Female
English American
Medieval English form of the Irish Caitlin. Pure.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from such places as Ansley in Warwickshire or Annesley in Nottinghamshire. The former is named with Old English Änsetl ‘hermitage’ + lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’; the latter with an Old English personal name An (‘the solitary one’) + lÄ“ah. In some cases the American surname may be a respelling of Scottish Ainslie.
Girl/Female
Anglo, British, English, German
Supreme
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Greek, Irish, Spanish, Swedish
Fortress; Lark; Lovely Flower; Most Beautiful; Variant of Cayley Lovely
Girl/Female
Arabic
Love; Kindness; Beautiful
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Latin
Winged; Small Winged One
MAYNOOTH CASTLE
MAYNOOTH CASTLE
MAYNOOTH CASTLE
MAYNOOTH CASTLE
MAYNOOTH CASTLE
imp. & p. p.
of Castle
n.
One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.
n.
The government of a castle.
v. i.
To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
n.
A small castle.
n.
In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a tract of land or of a castle, elected by a family, under the system of tanistry.
n.
A castle and domain conferred on a nobleman for life.
a.
Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a castled height or crag.
n.
An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle.
n.
A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
v. t.
To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle.
n.
A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a stronghold.
n.
Same as Castleguard.
a.
Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.
n.
The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right.
n.
A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.
n.
A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick.
n.
Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary schemes.
n.
One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.
n.
The guard or defense of a castle.