Carrigeen
Village in County Kilkenny, Ireland
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::summary Village in County Kilkenny, Ireland ::
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|---|---|
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| native_name | Carraigín |
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| settlement_type | Village |
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| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Ireland |
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| subdivision_name | Ireland |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Leinster |
| subdivision_type3 | County |
| subdivision_name3 | County Kilkenny |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
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| timezone1_DST | IST (WEST) |
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| coordinates | |
| blank_name | Irish Grid Reference |
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Carrigeen () is a village to the south-east of Mooncoin in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Carrigeen is situated on a hillock within the Suir Valley. Within the village is St. Kevin's Church (in the Catholic parish of Mooncoin) and a national (primary) school. The grounds of Carrigeen GAA club are nearby.
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of fulacht fiadh, megalithic tomb and ring barrow sites in the townlands of Luffany, Licketstown, Ballygorey, Ballinlough and Corluddy.{{cite report |url = https://kilkennycoco.ie/images_upload/docs/main.pdf | chapter = Appendix 1A - Catalogue of Archaeological Sites | title = N24 Mooncoin Bypass - Constraints Study Report - August 2001 | date = 2001 | via = Kilkenny County Council }} Carrigeen village is also close to settlements at Licketstown and Glengrant, which date to Norman times.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Castles_of_Leinster,Corluddy,Kilkenny(1)-geograph.org.uk-_4570947.jpg" caption="[[Corluddy Castle]] lies southeast of Carrigeen village"] ::
Other local historic landmarks include Grannagh and Corluddy Castle (from Cor loda meaning 'round hill of the mine'). Corluddy Castle is a Norman-era tower house, the ruins of which are on a hill to the southeast of the village overlooking the River Suir. The Grant family, who were landlords of Glengrant townland, lived there until the Cromwellian invasion of Ireland (1649).
St. Kevin's Church in Carrigeen was built in 1893. It is one of three churches in the Catholic parish of Mooncoin, together with a church in Killinaspick and Mooncoin.
Geography
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Carrigeen is situated on a hillock within the Suir Valley. It overlooks parts of south County Kilkenny as well as Slievenamon, Tory Hill and the Comeragh Mountains.
Education
Carrigeen National School celebrated its centenary in September 2000. The national school is the third school to serve the area, with Clashroe and the present community hall adjoining the churchyard previously used as schools. Carrigeen may originally have had a hedge school at Portnascully (from Port na Scoile meaning 'moat of the school') where a travelling master may have taught. As of 2024, there were 124 pupils enrolled in Carrigeen National School.
Sport
Carrigeen GAA club was formed in 1954. Asper Park, the club grounds, was officially opened in 1991 by Paddy Buggy of Slieverue, former president of the GAA. Nickey Brennan, who was then president elect of the GAA, also attended the opening. Carrigeen play in black and amber stripes. As of 2019, the club was playing hurling in the Junior C grade.
References
References
- (1996). "Record of Monuments and Places - County Kilkenny". National Monuments and Historic Properties Service.
- "Corluddy Castle, Co. Kilkenny".
- Carrigan, William. (1905). "The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Volume IV".
- O'Kelly, Owen. (1985). "The Place-Names of County Kilkenny". Boethius Press.
- "Saint Kevin's Catholic Church, Corluddy, Carrigeen, Kilkenny". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
- "Parishes - Mooncoin". [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory]].
- "Carrigeen NS - About Our School".
- "The Place-Names of County Kilkenny". Kilkenny Archaeological Society.
- (23 August 2024). "Directory Page - Carigeen N S". Department of Education.
- "Kilkenny Cats - Clubs - Carrigeen".
- Knox, John. (24 January 2019). "In parish with two clubs, Mooncoin and Carrigeen officials meet".
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