Carigeen

Infobox Place Ireland
name = Carigeen
gaeilge = Carraigín
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Carigeen or Carrigeen (Irish place name|Carraigín|The Little Rock), is a village to the south-east of Mooncoin in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Carigeen is situated on a hillock within the Suir Valley, contains St. Kevins Church and belongs to the parish of Mooncoin. There is a Primary School and a GAA club in Carigeen.

Carigeen is one of the three chruchs of the parish of Mooncoin, together with a church in Killinaspick and Mooncoin.

History

Adjacent to the river are two of Ireland's most ancient villages in the country, Licketstown and Glengrant, which date to Norman times.

Cromwell knew well 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". There are Butler and Grant connections.

Geography

Carrigeen at coord|52|16|8.40|N|7|12|28.80|W| is situated on a hillock within the Suir Valley, it has a panoramic view of South Kilkenny including "Slieve na mBan", Tory Hill and the Comeragh Mountains.

Education

Carrigeen Primary 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 was originally 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 Primary 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. Kevins Church, Carigeen 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 wife 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. [ [http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=36 Kilkenny Cats] ] 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 of raising the remaining €200,000.Harvnb|Daly|2008]

Also see

* List of towns and villages in Ireland

Footnotes

Further reading

*cite book
last = Burke
first = Edmund
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title = Annual Register
publisher = Baldwin and Cradock
date = 1833
location = London
pages = 132
url = http://books.google.ie/books?id=OlZiO2OD_CAC
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*cite news
last = Daly
first = John
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title = ‘Green light’ for Carrigeen GAA Club
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publisher = The Munster Express
date = 2008-08-15
url = http://www.munster-express.ie/sports/gaa-hurling/%E2%80%98green-light-for-carrigeen-gaa-club/
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*cite book
last = Tait
first = William
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Tait's Edinburgh Magazine
publisher = W. Tait
date = 1833
location = Original from the University of Michigan
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url = http://books.google.ie/books?id=0GM4AAAAMAAJ
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*cite book
last = Burke
first = Edmund
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = A Cry to Ireland and the Empire (against the Repeal of the Union, and in Favor of a Legal Provision for the Poor).
publisher = J. Hatchard & Son.
date = 1833
location = Original from the New York Public Library
pages =
url = http://books.google.ie/books?id=kLkvAAAAMAAJ
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External Links

* [http://www.iol.ie/~carigeen/index.html Carrigeen Primary School]
* [http://www.ossory.ie/mooncoin.htm Diocese of Ossory Mooncoin Page]
* [http://www.iol.ie/~carigeen/famous.htm About Corluddy Castle]