Araglin Explained

Araglin,[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 .[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. There is also a racquetball club based in the area.[12]

See also

References

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Notes and References

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

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