Baile an Chaistil

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Baile an Chaistil is the Irish-language name for the coastal town of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish-language place name
toponym
appliesToGeographicalFeature coastal settlement
appliesToSettlementType town
associatedWith Gaeltacht and Irish revival communities (as a standard Irish form)
Irish language
belongsToToponymSystem Irish-language names for places in Ulster
correspondsToEnglishName Ballycastle NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
denotes coastal town
etymologicallyContains Baile (meaning "town" or "homestead" in Irish)
Caisleán / Caisteil root (meaning "castle")
hasOfficialStatusIn Irish-language signage in Northern Ireland
hasPart word "Baile"
word "Chaistil" NERFINISHED
word "an"
hasSpellingVariant Baile an Chaisil (historical/orthographic variants may appear) NERFINISHED
language Irish
locatedIn County Antrim NERFINISHED
Ireland (island) NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland
nameOf Ballycastle, County Antrim NERFINISHED
refersTo Ballycastle NERFINISHED
refersToAdministrativeUnit town of Ballycastle rather than wider district
region north coast of County Antrim
toponymType place name derived from a castle
usedAsOfficialNameFor Ballycastle (Irish-language context) NERFINISHED
usedIn Gaelic cultural and linguistic contexts
Irish-language maps of Northern Ireland
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Ballycastle localName Baile an Chaistil