Araglin
Araglin(Irish:Airglinn),[1]also known asAraglen,is a village on the border between countiesCork,TipperaryandWaterfordin Ireland. It is approximately 17 km east ofFermoy, County Cork,8 km south ofBallyporeen, County Tipperaryand 18 km northwest ofLismore, County Waterford.The surroundingecclesiastical parish,of Kilworth-Araglin,[2]is in theRoman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.[3]
History
[edit]Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includesringfortandfulacht fiadhsites in the neighbouringtownlandsof Propoge and Lyre.[4]
Araglin Cottage, in the townland of Billeragh East, is aTudor Revival-style cottage which dates to 1838.[5]It was designed by architect Charles Frederick Anderson forRobert King, 4th Earl of Kingston.[5]The local Catholic church, the Church of the Immaculate Conception,[3]is also located in Billeragh East and was builtc. 1860.[6]Araglen Community Hall, within the village, was built in the late 1960s.[7]
In April 1919, during theIrish War of Independence,theRoyal Irish Constabulary(RIC) barracks at Araglin was captured by anIrish Republican Armyforce underMichael Fitzgerald.[8][9]
Sport
[edit]The local GAA club,Araglen GAA,takes its players from the broader parish of Araglen which spans the counties of Cork, Tipperary and Waterford.[10]The club, which competes in theAvondhu divisionin north Cork,[11]has its grounds to the east of the village in County Tipperary.[citation needed]There is also a racquetball club based in the area.[12]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Airglinn / Araglin".logainm.ie.Placenames Database of Ireland.Retrieved25 September2023.
- ^"Parishioners in shock as 'respected' curate found guilty and fined €6,000".independent.ie.20 March 2008.Retrieved25 September2023.
- ^ab"Cloyne Diocese - Parishes - Kilworth".cloynediocese.ie.Retrieved25 September2023.
- ^Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork.Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 2000.ISBN0707664837.
- ^ab"Araglin Cottage, Billeragh East, Cork".buildingsofireland.ie.National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.Retrieved25 September2023.
- ^"Church of the Immaculate Conception, Billeragh East, Cork".buildingsofireland.ie.National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.Retrieved25 September2023.
- ^"Araglen Carnival Committee, Co. Cork".muintir.ie.Muintir Na Tire.Retrieved25 September2023.
- ^"Araglen RIC Barracks raid – The first to be captured in Ireland".avondhupress.ie.23 December 2019.Retrieved27 September2023.
- ^"One hundred years ago: The first IRA prisoner dies on hunger strike".Irish Times.17 October 2020.Retrieved27 September2023.
On Easter Sunday, April 20th 1919, [Michael] Fitzgerald took charge of members of the Araglen company who engaged in an arms raid on the Araglen RIC Barrack
- ^"Glory for Araglen in the littlest of Cork's little All-Irelands".irishexaminer.16 August 2021.
- ^"Mallow overcome Araglin in Avondhu Division 2 Hurling League Final".The Corkman.12 July 2023.Retrieved25 September2023.
- ^"Munster Clubs".racquetball.ie.Racquetball Ireland.Retrieved25 September2023.