Carrigeen

Carrigeen
Carraigín
Town
Carrigeen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°16′16″N 7°12′58″W / 52.271°N 7.216°W / 52.271; -7.216Coordinates: 52°16′16″N 7°12′58″W / 52.271°N 7.216°W / 52.271; -7.216
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Kilkenny
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Carrigeen[1] (Irish: Carraigín, meaning "little rock") is a village to the south-east of Mooncoin in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Carrigeen is situated on a hillock within the Suir Valley, contains St. Kevin's Church and belongs to the parish of Mooncoin. There is a Primary School and a GAA club in Carrigeen.

St. Kevin's Church is one of the three churches of the parish of Mooncoin, together with a church in Killinaspick and Mooncoin.

History

Carrigeen is located close to two of Ireland's most ancient villages, Licketstown and Glengrant, which date to Norman times.

Oliver Cromwell recognised the value of the land as he passed under the shadow of the Walsh Hills on his approach to Carrick-on-Suir from New Ross. He is reported to have said, "It is a land worth fighting for".

Geography

Carrigeen is situated on a hillock within the Suir Valley, it has a panoramic view of the south of County Kilkenny including Slieve na mBan, Tory Hill and the Comeragh Mountains.

Education

Carrigeen National School celebrated its centenary in September 2000. Carrigeen is the third school in this area of south Kilkenny. Clashroe and the present community hall adjoining the churchyard were former schools. Carrigeen originally had a Hedge School at Portnascully or "Field of the School" where a travelling Master taught his pupils for a small charge or perhaps for nothing. President Mary McAleese visited Carrigeen National School on 15 April 2003.

Landmarks

Historic landmarks surround Carrigeen in the form Grannagh and Corluddy Castle. Corluddy, or the round hill of the mine, is situated on a hill overlooking the river Suir. The castle was built during the Norman period. Grant, the landlord of Glengrant, lived there.

St. Kevin's Church, Carrigeen, is one of the three churches of the parish of Mooncoin, together with a church in Killinaspick and Mooncoin.

People

Bob O'Keeffe, after whom the magnificent Leinster senior hurling trophy is named, was a native of Glengrant, Mooncoin. Bob became a prominent figure in the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) Councils and was President of the Association from 1935 to 1938. After his death the GAA decided to donate a trophy in his memory—the Bob O'Keeffe Memorial Cup. The hurler depicted on the top of the Cup is barefooted, which is significant in view of the fact that Bob O'Keeffe originally played in that manner.

Other sportspeople include the Doyles, Drug Walsh, Pádraig Puirseil and his sister, author Mary Purcell.

Sport

The Carrigeen GAA club was formed in 1954. In 1991 Asper Park, the club grounds, was officially opened by Paddy Buggy of Slieverue, former President of the GAA. Carrigeen play in black and amber stripes.[2] The club is spending €500,000 developing its grounds, the National Lottery has put up €200,000 and Kilkenny County Council €100,000 and the club is raising the remaining €200,000.[3]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. 1 2 Kilkenny Cats Archived May 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Daly 2008

Further reading

  • Burke, Edmund (1833). Annual Register. London: Baldwin and Cradock. p. 132.
  • Daly, John (2008-08-15). "'Green light' for Carrigeen GAA Club". The Munster Express.
  • Tait, William (1833). Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. Original from the University of Michigan: W. Tait.
  • Burke, Edmund (1833). A Cry to Ireland and the Empire (against the Repeal of the Union, and in Favor of a Legal Provision for the Poor). Original from the New York Public Library: J. Hatchard & Son.
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