Carrigeen
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Carrigeen (Template:Langx, meaning 'little rock') 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.[1][2] Carrigeen village is also close to settlements at Licketstown and Glengrant, which date to Norman times.Template:Fact
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Other local historic landmarks include Grannagh and Corluddy Castle (from Cor loda meaning 'round hill of the mine').[3] 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).[4][5]
St. Kevin's Church in Carrigeen was built in 1893.[6] It is one of three churches in the Catholic parish of Mooncoin, together with a church in Killinaspick and Mooncoin.[7]
Geography
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.Template:Fact
Education
Carrigeen National School celebrated its centenary in September 2000.[8] 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')[9] where a travelling master may have taught.Template:Fact As of 2024, there were 124 pupils enrolled in Carrigeen National School.[10]
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.[11] Nickey Brennan, who was then president elect of the GAA, also attended the opening.[11] Carrigeen play in black and amber stripes. As of 2019, the club was playing hurling in the Junior C grade.[12]
See also
Further reading
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