Kilfinane

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Town in County Limerick, Ireland

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::summary Town in County Limerick, Ireland ::

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Kilfinnane or Kilfinane () ( or , ) is a small market town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town's name comes from the Irish Cill (church) and Fhíonáin (Finnian), making its meaning "Church of Saint Finnian". Kilfinnane is located approximately 40 km southeast of Limerick, and approximately 70 km north-northwest of Cork. It had a population of 789 at the 2016 census.

At an elevation of over 150 m, Kilfinnane is the highest town in County Limerick. It is surrounded on three sides by the Ballyhoura Mountains, and on the fourth side is the "Golden Vale" region that runs through Counties Limerick, Cork, and Tipperary.

In 2014, Kilfinnane hosted the inaugural "HearSay International Audio Festival", an event focusing on creative audio. The second HearSay Festival was held in November 2015 had over 80 workshops, installations and performances.

Education

Kilfinnane facilitates both Primary and Secondary Education.

Kilfinnane Primary School Scoil Fhíonáin is located very close to the Secondary School and has a new building opened in September 2012. Prior to this, the Primary School was located in an old former Catholic residence, which was notorious due to reports of infestation, cold conditions and outdoor toilets. In November 2012, disputes amongst building subcontractors and the main building contractor of the new School resulted in builders cutting the power and water, and removing the fittings of the newly opened school building. Parents created a blockade to prevent the builders from leaving the school grounds. The standoff became a national news story. An RTÉ Radio 1 radio documentary "Take No More" by Grey Heron Media on the standoff won Gold at the 2013 PPI Radio Awards, the 2013 Association for International Broadcasting, and the 2013 New York Radio Festival.

Scoil Pól Kilfinnane was founded in 1915 and made its current home in 1987. The school, a Catholic school, offers a range of educational and extra-curricular activities. Some of its activities include sports, cairdeas, transition year activities, green flag and chess.

Notable people

Notes

References

  1. "Sapmap Area: Settlements Kilfinane". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland).
  2. "Cill Fhíonáin/Kilfinnane".
  3. (15 December 2012). "Take No More". [[RTÉ Radio 1]].
  4. Bodkin, Peter. "Inside the 'Woodstock for radio' about to take over a small Limerick village".
  5. "HearSay 2015. Memories.".
  6. [https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-179828032]{{dead link. (July 2021)
  7. O'Connell, Hugh. "Parents blockade Limerick school after builders remove fittings".
  8. "Parents blockade Limerick school after builders remove fittings".
  9. "Documentary on Kilfinnane National School wins PPI award in Kilkenny".
  10. "AIBs – 2013 Winners and Highly Commended Announced {{!}} The AIB Awards".
  11. "Grey Heron Media Archives - Limerick Post Newspaper".
  12. "Scoil Pól Kilfinane Co.Limerick".
  13. Mainchin Seoighe, Staker Wallis: His Life and Times and Death, 1994, pp. 7–8, 43, 52–54
  14. "Aosdána".
  15. 'Obituary', The Times, 14 March 1891
  16. "Limerick honour 1897 hero Hanley - HoganStand".

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