Araglin

Thatched building in Araglin village
Catholic church (built c. 1860) at Billeragh East near Araglin

Araglin (Irish: Airglinn),[1] also known as Araglen, is a village on the border between counties Cork, Tipperary and Waterford in Ireland. It is approximately 17 km east of Fermoy, County Cork, 8 km south of Ballyporeen, County Tipperary and 18 km northwest of Lismore, County Waterford. The surrounding ecclesiastical parish, of Kilworth-Araglin,[2] is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.[3]

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes ringfort and fulacht fiadh sites in the neighbouring townlands of Propoge and Lyre.[4]

Araglin Cottage, in the townland of Billeragh East, is a Tudor Revival-style cottage which dates to 1838.[5] It was designed by architect Charles Frederick Anderson for Robert 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 built c. 1860.[6] Araglen Community Hall, within the village, was built in the late 1960s.[7]

In April 1919, during the Irish War of Independence, the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barracks at Araglin was captured by an Irish Republican Army force under Michael Fitzgerald.[8][9]

Sport

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 the Avondhu division in 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Araglin, County Cork.

References

  1. ^ "Airglinn / Araglin". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Parishioners in shock as 'respected' curate found guilty and fined €6,000". independent.ie. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Cloyne Diocese - Parishes - Kilworth". cloynediocese.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 2000. ISBN 0707664837.
  5. ^ a b "Araglin Cottage, Billeragh East, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Church of the Immaculate Conception, Billeragh East, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Araglen Carnival Committee, Co. Cork". muintir.ie. Muintir Na Tire. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Araglen RIC Barracks raid – The first to be captured in Ireland". avondhupress.ie. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  9. ^ "One hundred years ago: The first IRA prisoner dies on hunger strike". Irish Times. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2023. 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
  10. ^ "Glory for Araglen in the littlest of Cork's little All-Irelands". irishexaminer.com. 16 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Mallow overcome Araglin in Avondhu Division 2 Hurling League Final". The Corkman. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Munster Clubs". racquetball.ie. Racquetball Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

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