An Caiseal / Cashel

An Caiseal / Cashel is a town in County Tipperary.

Vocabulary:

caiseal = ancient stone fort; rook, castle (in chess)
an caiseal = the ancient stone fort

Etymology:

caiseal < caisel (stone fort) in Old Irish < castellum (castle, fort) in Latin

There is a word “caisleán” meaning “castle” in Irish language.

Etymology:

caisleán < caislén (castle) in Middle Irish < caisel (stone fort) in Old Irish < castellum (castle, fort) in Latin

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