Fennagh, County Carlow Explained

Fennagh, local name Fenagh,^[1] is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. 15 km south of Carlow town, it lies on the R724 road between Bagenalstown (Muine Bheag) and Myshall. The nearest town is Bagenalstown, 7.5 km to the west.

Amenities

Fenagh village contains two public houses, The Hunter's Rest or "Joe's" and Kearney's, two shops, The Black Cat and Kearney's, a church, a community hall, and a creche.

Sport

The local Gaelic football club, Fenagh GAA (Fiodhnach CLG in Irish) has teams from under 8s up to Senior level. The club, nicknamed the "Moll Bennetts",^[2] has won three Carlow Intermediate Football Championships and plays at J.J. Hogan Memorial Park.^[3]

People

• Richie Kavanagh - entertainer

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

52.7147°N -6.8466°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fionnmhach/Fennagh . 2023-05-10 . logainm.ie . en.
2. Web site: Cocks make light work of out-of-sorts Fenagh . The Nationalist . Charlie . Keegan . 2 September 2016 . 14 February 2021 .
3. Web site: Fenagh Carlow GAA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505043115/http://www.carlowgaa.ie/clubs/fenagh-2/. 2019-05-05.