Keating |
Irish
Place Names and Landmarks in Argentina |
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History
of the Toponym |
Tomás
Keating |
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Description
& History of the Place |
In
1923, Tomás Keating founded a town on Castilla railway station.
He bought the land in 1870 (1415 has). Cuartel VIII, Paraje
límite con Carmen de Areco. [1] |
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Naming |
Estación
Tomás Keating, pueblo Castilla (also, a hospital in Chacabuco). |
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Irish
Settlements |
James
O’Shea (Longford 1844 – Buenos Aires 1922). His son Bernardo
O’Shea (Castilla 1878 - ?). [2] |
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References |
[1]
José Pedro Thill, May, 2002. |
[2]
Coghlan 1987: 831 |
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