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BOROUGH OF ASKEATON 1612-1800

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Askeaton, is one of Ireland's oldest towns,  it is steeped in history and tradition.

built on the banks of the river Deel, it lies about two miles upstream 

of the Shannon Estuary.

The town gets its name from the ancient Irish "Eas Geiphtine",

"Eas" being the Irish for waterfall and "Geiphtine" ,

The name of a tribe that lived on the waterfall, as far back 

as pre-Christian times.

The fort of Geiphtine was reserved to the kings of Cashel, in the fifth century. the "Annals of Inisfallen" 

record the building of the castle in 1199. 

Throughout the town there are some very interesting old buildings including,

 the Knights Templar Tower built in 1298 and the Franciscan Friary 1389.

Askeaton today still looks like a medieval town,

the center piece being the bridge which date's back to the 15th century.

Askeaton has a long history of industry, 

it was an important milling center in the late 18th century, 

and later possessed a brewery. 

local enterprise established a carbide works there in the early 1900's,

and carbide from this factory was used for public lighting 

the town was also great  for fishing and seaweed 

was to be used as fertilizer by the local farmer.

Today you have southern chemicals and Wyeth's .

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