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. Most of the village is within the townland of Gortnaskehy. The surrounding ecclesiastical parish, of Kilworth-Araglin,[2] is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.[3]

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

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. 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. "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. "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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