Carrigeen
| Carrigeen Irish: Carraigín | |
| County Kilkenny | |
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| Grid reference: | S435629 |
| Location: | 52°42’58"N, 7°21’28"W |
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Carrigeen is a village to the south-east of Mooncoin in County Kilkenny. It stands 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.
The name Carraigín means 'Little rock'.[1]
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".
About the village
Historic landmarks surrounding Carrigeen include Grannagh and Corluddy Castle. Corluddy, or the round hill of the mine, is situated on a hill overlooking the River Suir. This castle was built during the Norman period. Grant, the landlord of Glengrant, lived there.
Sport
- Gaelic sports: Carrigeen GAA, formed in 1954. Asper Park
References
- ↑ Carraigín / Carrigeen: Placenames Database of Ireland
Further reading
- Burke, Edmund (1833). Annual Register. London: Baldwin and Cradock. pp. 132. https://books.google.com/books?id=OlZiO2OD_CAC.
- Tait, William (1833). Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. Original from the University of Michigan: W. Tait. https://archive.org/details/taitsedinburghm02johngoog.
- 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.. https://books.google.com/books?id=kLkvAAAAMAAJ.