Carrigeen () is a village to the south-east of Mooncoin in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Carrigeen is situated on a hillock within the River Suir. Within the village is St. Kevin's Church (in the Catholic parish of Mooncoin) and a national (primary) school. The grounds of Carrigeen GAA 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.
Carrigeen village is also close to settlements at Licketstown and Glengrant, which date to
Norman Ireland.
Other local historic landmarks include Grannagh and Corluddy Castle (from Cor loda meaning 'round hill of the mine').
St. Kevin's Church in Carrigeen was built in 1893.
Geography
Carrigeen is situated on a hillock within the
River Suir. It overlooks parts of south County Kilkenny as well as
Slievenamon, Tory Hill and the Comeragh Mountains.
Education
Carrigeen National School celebrated its centenary in September 2000.
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')
where a travelling master may have taught. As of 2024, there were 124 pupils enrolled in Carrigeen National School.
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.
, who was then president elect of the GAA, also attended the opening.
Carrigeen play in black and amber stripes. As of 2019, the club was playing hurling in the Junior C grade.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
Further reading
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