Standard Name:
Cushlaunadawcallaugh (old castles)
Irish Form of Name:
Caisleáin a' dá Chailleach
Translation:
castle of the two hags
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Caisleáin a' dá Chailleach
Castles of the two sisters or Two Sisters' Castles
Cushlaunadawcallaugh (old castles) Popular name
Description:
There are 2 old castles in the N. part of Cartoor townland called by the name of Cushlaunadawcallaugh Parts of the walls of these buildings are still to be seen. They appear to have been of considerable strength and magnitude, the walls are about 5 ft. thick and their height about 60 ft. it is supposed that these castles were built by the ancestors of the O’Flaherty’s - by the O’Flahertys.
Situation:
N.E. of parish and North of Cartoor townland near Lough Corrib.