Killeenagarriff (Irish: Cill Mhic Con Ghairbh, meaning "church of the son of Cú Garbh")[1] is a civil parish in the historical barony of Clanwilliam in County Limerick, Ireland.[2][3] Settlements in Killeenagarriff include the town of Annacotty,[4] and population centres at Ahane and Barringtonsbridge.[5]
The Roman Catholic church at Ahane, built in the mid-1830s and dedicated to Saint Patrick,[6] was described in Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) as a "large new chapel".[7] Its construction is reputed to contain a doorcase "reclaimed" from the ruins of Quin Abbey in neighbouring County Clare.[6][8] Thornfield House, also in Ahane and dating from at least the early 19th century, was the home of General Richard Bourke,[7][9] who retired there after a term as Governor of New South Wales in Australia.[10]
Barringtonsbridge, which spans into the neighbouring parish of Clonkeen, is a small settlement which developed near a metal bridge.[11] This metal bridge was built, by the Barrington family,[9][12] in the early 19th century over the Killeengarriff River.[13]
Killeenagarriff Church, a small ruined medieval church in Killeenagarriff townland,[9] is sited in a churchyard which is bounded by the Killeengarriff River.[14] The Killeenagarriff River later joins the Mulkear River.[15]
See also edit
- Clonkeen Church (near Barringtonsbridge in neighbouring Clonkeen parish)
References edit
- ^ "Cill Mhic Con Ghairbh / Killeenagarriff". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Civil Parish of Killeenagarriff, Co. Limerick". townlands.ie. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Killeenagarriff". National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland. 1868 – via genuki.org.uk.
- ^ "Sub-units of: Cill Mhic Con Ghairbh/Killeenagarriff - Towns". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Sub-units of: Cill Mhic Con Ghairbh/Killeenagarriff - Population centres". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Ladyrath, Ahane, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Kilnegarruff". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Dublin: Lewis.
- ^ "Castleconnell Parish - Killaloe Diocese - St. Patrick's Church, Ahane". castleconnellparish.ie.
In Killeenagariffe are the ruins of a church in which Mass was said for the last time in 1648 [..] A mass house was [..later built..] in the townland of Ahane [..] until a new church was built nearby at Biddyford [..] The stone arching at the front entrance came from the ruins of Quin Abbey in Co. Clare
- ^ a b c O'Donovan, John, ed. (1839). "Parish of Killinagarriff – County of the City of Limerick and Barony of Clanwilliam" (PDF). Field Name Books of the County and City of Limerick with the Place-Names, English and Irish. Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via limerickcity.ie.
- ^ "Thornfield House, Ahane, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Limerick City and Environs". irelandbyways.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Barrington's Bridge - The Barrington Family". barringtonsbridge.com. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Sarsfieldstown, Barringtonsbridge, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ O'Donovan, J, ed. (13 July 1840). "The Parish of Killinagarriff" (PDF). Ordnance Survey Name Books.
- ^ "Mulkear River Guide" (PDF). Angling Ireland. Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
Stretches farther up river on the Mulkear, including the main tributaries Killeenagarriff and Newport Rivers
52°40′N 8°29′W / 52.66°N 8.48°W
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