cashel

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/ˈkæʃəl/

noun

In early Ireland, a ringfort or a circular stone structure used for defense.

OriginIrish caiseal ← Old Irish caisel ← Latin castellum →
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Meanings

cashel1

nouncashel (plural cashels)

plural cashels

  1. historicalIn early Ireland, a ringfort or a circular stone structure used for defense.

    A cashel is basically a ringfort (a circulr living area surrounded by an earthen bank and ditch) in which the bank surrounding the settlement is a stone wall; often, cashels did not have a surrounding ditch.

    2013, Pamela Crabtree, Medieval Archaeology: An Encyclopedia

Cashel2

proper noun
  1. A town in County Tipperary, Ireland.
  2. A village in County Galway, Ireland.
  3. A village in County Mayo, Ireland, officially called An Caiseal.
  4. A hamlet in Unionville, Markham, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A village in Manicaland, Zimbabwe.
  6. A surname.

Origin

  1. Latincastellum
  2. Old Irishcaisel
  3. Irishcaiseal
  4. Englishcashel

From Irish caiseal, from Old Irish caisel, from Latin castellum. Doublet of castell, castellum, castle, and château.

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Translations

Irish Caiseal, an Caiseal
  • Caisealtown in County Tipperary
  • an Caisealvillage in County Galway
  • an Caisealvillage in County Mayo

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

cashel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cashel

MLA

“cashel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cashel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cashel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cashel.

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