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Shanid Castle County Limerick
Shanid () is a historical barony in northwest County Limerick, Ireland. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. History Shanid was anciently the seat of the Uí Chonaill Gabhra, part of the Uí Fidgenti. After the Norman conquest of Ireland, Shanid Castle and the surrounding area came to the Knights of Glin, who used the war-cry "Shanid Abú," 'Shanid forever'. Shanid barony was created in 1841, being broken off from Connello Lower. It was named for Shanid Castle; the placename is of unclear meaning, first recorded in ''Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib'' (early 12th century) as ''Senatibh''. The Shanid Historical Society was established in 2010. Geography Shanid is in the northwest of the county, south of the Shannon Estuary and bordering County Kerry County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanagolden, County Limerick
Shanagolden () is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland. It is west of the Golden Vale, an area of fertile agricultural land in the province of Munster. The village is around 35 km west of Limerick city on the R521 road between Foynes and Newcastle West. The population was 303 at the 2016 census. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. History The area is mentioned in the ''Annals of the Four Masters''. In 968 the King of Munster, Mathgamain mac Cennétig, defeated the Hiberno-Norse Kings Ivar of Limerick and Ivar of Waterford at Sengualainn in a "red slaughter". In 1124, Turlogh O'Connor gathered a fleet together to cross the River Shannon and plundered the lands of the Uí Conaill at Foynes Island. After the defeat of the Rebel Earl during the Second Desmond Rebellion, Shanagolden village was laid out during the 1580s as an Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanid Castle
Shanagolden () is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland. It is west of the Golden Vale, an area of fertile agricultural land in the province of Munster. The village is around 35 km west of Limerick city on the R521 road between Foynes and Newcastle West. The population was 303 at the 2016 census. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. History The area is mentioned in the ''Annals of the Four Masters''. In 968 the King of Munster, Mathgamain mac Cennétig, defeated the Hiberno-Norse Kings Ivar of Limerick and Ivar of Waterford at Sengualainn in a "red slaughter". In 1124, Turlogh O'Connor gathered a fleet together to cross the River Shannon and plundered the lands of the Uí Conaill at Foynes Island. After the defeat of the Rebel Earl during the Second Desmond Rebellion, Shanagolden village was laid out during the 1580s as an Anglo-Irish plantation village. Places of interest The ruins of Shanid Castle, an important Anglo-Norman stronghold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Conquest Of Ireland
The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land in Ireland over which the monarchs of England then claimed sovereignty. The Anglo-Normans claimed the invasion was sanctioned by the papal bull '' Laudabiliter''. At the time, Gaelic Ireland was made up of several kingdoms, with a High King claiming lordship over most of the other kings. The Anglo-Norman invasion was a watershed in Ireland's history, marking the beginning of 800 years of British presence in Ireland. In May 1169, Anglo-Norman mercenaries landed in Ireland at the request of Diarmait mac Murchada (Dermot MacMurragh), the deposed King of Leinster, who sought their help in regaining his kingship. They achieved this within weeks and raided neighbouring kingdoms. This military intervention was sanctioned by King Henry II of England. In return, Diarmait had sworn loyalty to Henry and promised land to the Normans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glin, County Limerick
Glin () is a village in the northwest of County Limerick, Ireland. It is on the south shore of the River Shannon's estuary, on the N69 road between Foynes and Tarbert. The population of the village at the 2022 census was 644. History The lands around Glin were the manor of the Knight of Glin after the Norman invasion. Glin was not included in the Down Survey of the 1650s. The village, as it was then, was called Ballygullyhannane. Glin ''An Gleann'' was previously ''Gleann Corbraighe'', "Valley of the Corbry", from the stream flowing through the village into the Shannon. Glin is in the barony of Shanid, formerly a division of the barony of Lower Connello.Glin ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'' (1837), Samuel Lewis A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foynes
Foynes (; ) is a town and major port in County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland, located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary. The population of the town was 512 as of the 2022 census. Foynes's role as seaport Foynes as a port has a long history, being first surveyed in 1837, and is now the location of a major deep water seaport operated by the Shannon Foynes Port Company, an amalgamation under the Harbours Act 2000 of the agencies operating the ports of Limerick and Foynes. It is anticipated that more traffic from the upstream Limerick Port will ultimately be diverted there as the latter portlands are redeveloped as commercial and residential properties. A railway line to Limerick via Patrickswell and Raheen is in existence but not operational. Iarnród Éireann's policy of concentrating on what it sees as more profitable passenger operations means the Port's traffic is entirely served by road. Foynes Port Company was amalgamated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrigkerry
Carrigkerry () is a village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. The village is in the civil parish of Ardagh, 8 km north-west of Newcastle West, on the R523 road. Carrigkerry is a census town, and had a population of 184 as of the 2016 census. Carrigkerry is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick The Diocese of Limerick ( Irish: ''Deoise Luimnigh'') is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in mid-western Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly. The cathedral church of the diocese is St ... in the parish of Ardagh & Carrigkerry The local church is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built in 1878. The local national (primary) school, Carrigkerry National School, had an enrollment of 52 pupils as of 2017. References {{County Limerick Towns and villages in County Limerick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyhahill
Ballyhahill ( or ''Baile Uí Sháithil'') is a village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 146 people. It is 40 km west of Limerick city. The White River flows to the east of the village. Name According to the Placenames Database of Ireland, two Irish language derivations of the village name are proposed: ''Baile Dhá Thuile'' ("town of two floods") or ''Baile Uí Sháithil'' ("town of Ó Sáithil"). The former (''Baile Dhá Thuile'') has official recognition and appears on road signage around Ballyhahill. History Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort Ringforts or ring forts are small circular fortification, fortified settlements built during the Bronze Age, Iron Age and early Middle Ages up to about the year 1000 AD. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are ... sites in the townland of Ballyhahill and the neighbouring townlands of Mohern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athea
Athea ( ; or ''Áth Té'') is a village in west County Limerick, Ireland. Athea has a Roman Catholic church, and is the centre for the parish of Athea, which encompasses several nearby townlands. History The community was dependent on agriculture and a creamery was built near the River Galey which acted as the centrepoint for local trade. A primary school was built near the creamery to cope with the rising younger population. Over time, cottages and workshops lined the main road to create the village of Athea. New local roads were built to neighbouring Moyvane and off the main Listowel-Limerick and Glin-Abbeyfeale roads. The river was the primary water source as well as its use for drainage. The Catholic population were forbidden to practise their faith under Penal Laws, and the first church wasn't built in Athea until the early 19th century. Prior to this locals congregated each Sunday at a Mass rock to the east of the village. Geography Topography Athea is situated on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardagh, County Limerick
Ardagh () is a village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. The village is situated round the junctions of the R523 and R521 roads. The nearest town is Newcastle West, to the south. Primary level education for the village and its surroundings is provided by St Molua's National School. The parish is bounded to the west by Athea, to the north by the parish of Coolcappa, to the east Rathkeale and to the south by Newcastle West. The local GAA club is St. Kierans which represents both the parish of Ardagh-Carrigkerry as well as Coolcappagh-Kilcolman. History and archaeology On 5 March 1867, in the Fenian Rising, an unsuccessful attempt was made by local Fenian supporters to capture the local Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barracks. The attack was led by local carpenter William Upton. Many of the Fenians were subsequently arrested, though Upton himself eventually escaped to America. In 1868, the Ardagh Hoard, including the 8th century Ardagh Chalice, was found in Ree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Kerry
County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other counties; County Limerick, Limerick to the east, and County Cork, Cork to the south and east. It is separated from County Clare, Clare to the north by the Shannon Estuary. With an area of and a population of 156,458 as of 2022, it is the List of Irish counties by area, 5th largest of Ireland's 32 counties by land area, and the List of Irish counties by population, 15th most populous. The governing Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority is Kerry County Council. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Kerry is Ireland's most westerly county. Its List of Irish counties by coastline, rugged coastline stretches for and is characterised by bays, sea cliffs, beaches and many small offshore islands, of which the Blaskets and the Skelligs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Estuary
The Shannon Estuary in Ireland () is a large estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The estuary has Limerick City at its head and its seaward limits are marked by Loop Head to the north and Kerry Head to the south. The estuary defines the main boundary between County Kerry/ County Limerick to the south and County Clare to the north. The length of the Shannon Estuary is . The Lower River Shannon Special Area of Conservation (SAC) incorporates the estuary and is in length, running from Killaloe to Loop Head. The Shannon has a high tidal range, up to around at Limerick docks, such that the estuary has been considered for tidal power schemes, despite occasionally experiencing a tidal bore. In the second half of the 19th century about 65 km² of the estuary's lowlands have been embanked and reclaimed, largely for agricultural purposes. Aircraft In the late 1930s, transatlantic air traffic was dominated by flying boats, and a flying boat termina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cogad Gáedel Re Gallaib
''Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib'' ("The War of the Irish with the Foreigners") is a medieval Irish text that tells of the depredations of the Vikings and Uí Ímair dynasty in Ireland and the Irish king Brian Boru's great war against them, beginning with the Battle of Sulcoit in 967 and culminating in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, in which Brian was slain but his forces were victorious. The chronicle, which compares King Brian to Augustus and Alexander the Great, was written in the early twelfth century, at least a hundred years after the events it describes. Much of the narrative is drawn from the earlier Annals of Ulster. Date Based on internal evidence and on the nature of the text's allusions to Brian's great-grandson Muirchertach Ua Briain (d. 1119), it has been suggested that the work was composed sometime between 1103 and 1111. Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib has been found in three texts. These three are the Books of Leinster c. 1160, the Dublin Manuscript dated to the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
