Carriganimmy

Carriganimmy
Carraig an Ime
Carriganima
Village
Carriganimmy
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°58′N 9°02′W / 51.967°N 9.033°W / 51.967; -9.033
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Cork
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Carriganima or Carriganimmy (Irish: Carraig an Ime)[1] is a village in the Barony of Muskerry, County Cork, Ireland, situated approximately 11 km northwest of Macroom and 10 km south of Millstreet. The village lies in a valley between the Boggeragh and Derrynasaggart mountain ranges.

Local Townlands include Carriganima (Carraig an Ime), and Glantane East & West (Gleanntán).

Notable people

This is where Art O'Leary met his poetic martyrdom.[2]

Cornelius E. "Con" Walsh - bronze medal winner in the hammer throw while representing Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics

See also

References

  1. Placenames Database of Ireland. Carraig an Ime Verified 2011-02-11.
  2. Seán Ó Cuív. 1908. Cuíne Aírt Í Laere. Page 5.

Coordinates: 51°58′N 9°02′W / 51.967°N 9.033°W / 51.967; -9.033


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