Carrigeen
Choose a townlands from the map:
Townland
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Acres
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Aglish North | 235 |
Aglish South | 291 |
Curraghmartin | 153 |
Cussana | 58 |
Mountneill | 315 |
Portnahully | 288 |
Ballygorey | 488 |
Clasharoe | 56 |
Corluddy | 331 |
Cussana | 124 |
Glengrant | 72 |
Licketstown | 342 |
Luffany | 444 |
Moonveen | 326 |
Portnascully | 396 |
Ballincurra | 59 |
Ballinlough | 53 |
Ballymountain | 89 |
Clonassy | 341 |
Dungooly | 352 |
Farranmacedmond | 140 |
Listrolin | 699 |
Rathkieran | 319 |
Rochestown | 486 |
Curraghmartin | -- |
Rathcurby
North |
124 |
Rathcurby South | 277 |
Ashgrove | -- |
Carrigeen is situated just two miles from Mooncoin. There is a school, creamery, community hall and church located in Carrigeen. Originally, Carrigeen was just a tiny area in the townland of Corluddy. However, with the building of the first mass house and later a church here in the late 1700s the village became a focal point for the area, overtaking Rathkieran. The current church in Carrigeen, dedicated to St Kevin, was built in 1893 on the exact same site of the previous church which was built in 1801. There was another church or Mass House, probably with a thatch roof, built in the late 1700s. There was no Catholic churches allowed before this date.
Carrigeen Church |
Carrigeen
hall |
Carrigeen
Grotto |
Carrigeen/Ballinlough
Creamery |
Rathcurby
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Rathcurby
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James Irish, Dungooley, Wedding. 1952 |
Farranmacedmond / Ballymountain
From Irish, Ballymountain; Baile na Mointeain - Town of the little Bog.Rathkieran (St Kierans Fort or Rath) was once the main church for the whole area (mentioned in Ossory records as early as 1180) and can be considered the original focal point for the parish. The ruins of a church and graveyard can still be seen there today (built 1727). This church was Church of Ireland/Protestant but before the Reformation there would have been a Catholic church here. From the 1700s onwards, because of the fairly good relationship between the two religions, many Catholics were also given permission to be buried at Rathkieran cemetery (and would have attended service here on occasion as there was not always places for them to worship). There has been many churches on this site. The present ruins are from a church built in 1727. Much of the ruins were removed in cir 1880 for safety reasons as the walls were said to be unstable. A dramatic arch, which was the main entrance, is all that remains.
Rathkieran
Church
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Rathkieran
Graveyard
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Rathkieran looking towards the Comeraghs (windmills in place since 2008) |
Rathkieran Quarry (site of old 'Carraig'). |
From Irish, 'Scullys Port', port is an ancient word for fortress, so 'Scullys Fortress'. A recorded entry in a religious book from 1240 states that 'Polsculi' had a castle, chapel and mill. It states that the church was part of the castle. There is remnants of an old church here, with graveyard. This church would have been Anglican/Church of Ireland after the Reformation. The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is the feast day of Portnascully.
Portnascully Mill pond
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Portnascully Church. A church in this area was first mentioned in 1240 which was attached to a castle. |
From Irish, it is translated as 'the wetland'. Made up of Luffany village, New and Old Luffany. It is a picturesque area, with one of the highest instances of thatch houses in Kilkenny (due the proximity of the river where the reeds are sourced). For such a small area, it has produced a number of famous inhabitants. Dr Walsh, one of the most popular Bishops of Ossory was born there. The village also has many all Ireland hurling medals accumulated by a number of different inhabitants. It must have one of the highest proportion of all Ireland medals per capita of population!
Watty Dunphy from Luffany village won an All Ireland in the 1922 final and was the first Kilkenny man to lift the newly acquired Liam McCarthy cup as captain. He was also the first person to captain Leinster to a Railway cup win in 1927. His nephew Joe Dunphy holds another unique distinction of captaining two All Ireland Minor winning teams. Still the only person to do that. Next up is Eddie Doyle, also from Luffany village, who captained Kilkenny to another All Ireland senior title in 1933. He also took part in the Sinnott's Cross ambush in 1921. His son Noel founded Suir Electric.
Luffany |
Ballynamountain (Ballymountain)
From Irish, Baile na Móinteain, meaning 'Town of the Little Bog'.
From Irish, Ballygorey translates as 'O Guaires town'.
View from Upper Ballygorey |
Famous for its castle. The castle was the stronghold of the Grant family who were Constables of the Barony of Iverk. The castle was confiscated from the family by Oliver Cromwell in 1653, as they were Catholics and refused to convert. The families owned castles in Corluddy, Polerone and Ballinaboley in Kilmacow. David Grant was then transplanted to Connaught in 1654. Up to 60 members of the extended Grant family were transplated at this time.
Corluddy Castle
1
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Corluddy Castle
2
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Corluddy Castle
3
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From Irish, Aglish simply means 'the church'. There is only some small remnants of the old church and graveyard in the area. In its last use, the church would have been Church of Ireland. In the 'Red book of Ossory' (1600s), it appears as 'Ballymartyn', which could be in relation to St Martin. Hence this is why in old records we see the full name of Aglish as 'Aglishmartin' i.e. St Martins Church.
Aglish
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Aglish
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Curraghmartin
From Irish, meaning is 'Martin's Moor'. It is not recorded if this is a specific Martin or 'St Martin' which corresponds to Aglishmartin, which it is taught references St Martin.
From Irish, 'Bank or Fort of the Rock'.
From Irish, 'Baile salac/slóch' or 'Dirty town'.
View
from Mountneill |
From Irish, literaly means 'Full of Paths'.
From Irish,' the town of Licket' (Licket being an English surname).
View from Licketstown towards the new Suir Bridge ('the cat flap') |
Licketstown horses
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Literaly meaning 'Grants glen'. This is the most southerly point in County Kilkenny and also the most southerly point in Ossory, which stretches as far north as County Offaly. The Grant's were a very powerful family in the area (Corluddy and Polerone castle was owned by them) up until 1653 when they forfeited there lands by not siding with Oliver Cromwell. They moved to Connaught subsequently and are listed in the 'transplantees' on the History page of this site.
View from
Glengrant
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Glengrant Village |
View from Moonveen in the south of the parish |