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CASTLETOWN (Manx, Bully Cashtel)

CASTLETOWN (See also:
MANX
Manx, See also:
BULLY (of uncertain origin, but possibly connected with a Teutonic word seen in many compounds, as the Low Ger. bullerjaan, meaning " noisy "; the word has also, with less probability, been derived from the Dutch beel, and Ger. Buhle, a lover)
Bully Cashtel) , a See also:

TOWN

town of the Isle of See also:

Man, 10 m. S.W. of See also:

Douglas, by the Isle of Man railway. Pop. (1901) 1975. It is picturesquely situated on both sides of a small See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour formed by the outflow of the See also:

SILVER

Silver See also:

BURN, RICHARD (1709-1785)

Burn into Castletown See also:

Bay. It was the legal See also:

capital of the See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island until 1862. In the centre of the town stands See also:

Castle Rushen, which is said to owe its See also:

FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation to the Danish See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief, Guthred, in 947-960, though the existing See also:

BUILDING

building, which is remarkably well preserved, probably See also:

DATES

dates from the 14th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century. Until the 18th century it was the See also:

RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of the lords of Man, and until 1891 served as a See also:

PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison. The massive keep is square, and is surrounded by an See also:

OUTER

outer See also:

wall, with towers and a See also:

MOAT

moat. The See also:

COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council chamber and See also:

court-See also:

house were built in 1644. In the neighbourhood of the castle is the old House of Keys, where the members of the Manx See also:

PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament held their sessions until the removal of the seat of See also:

government to Douglas. A lofty Doric See also:

COLUMN (Lat. columna)

column commemorates See also:

Cornelius See also:

SMELT (Osmerus eperlanus; Fr. eperlan; Scotch sparling or spirling)

Smelt, See also:

LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of the island (d.

1832), near which there is a remarkable See also:

sun-See also:

DIAL

dial with thirteen faces, dating from 1720. See also:

King See also:

William's See also:

COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, situated a mile to the See also:

north-See also:

east of the town, was opened in 1833; but a See also:

COMPLETE

complete restoration was rendered necessary by See also:

FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire in 1844, and it was subsequently enlarged. It is the chief educational See also:

ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment in the island. At See also:

HANGO

Hango See also:

Hill near the town William See also:

Christian, See also:

RECEIVER

receiver-See also:

general, who had surrendered the castle, and with it the island, to the See also:

PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary forces in 1651, was executed in 1663 at the instance of the countess of See also:

Derby, who had undertaken to defend it for the king. A small See also:

SHIPPING

shipping See also:

trade is maintained.

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