County Limerick
County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...
, Ireland. It is in a
townland
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and
civil parish
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of the same name.
Location
The village of Caherconlish is located 16 km southeast of
Limerick City
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in east
County Limerick
County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...
. It is one half of the parish of Caherconlish/Caherline in the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in mid-western Ireland, and the metropolis of the eponymous ecclesiastical province. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Assump ...
. The village's fairly close proximity to
Limerick City
Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...
has meant a growth in both the size and population of the village, as Caherconlish is now seen as a
commuter town
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of the city. Neighbouring villages include Boher, Ballyneety, Herbertstown, Kilteely and
Pallasgreen
Pallasgreen or Pallasgrean () is a village in east County Limerick, Ireland. It is on the Limerick–Waterford N24 road, around southeast of Limerick city. The name means "the Stockade of Grian," referring to an ancient Irish Goddess of L ...
.
The main focal point is the Millennium Centre.
Sport
The main sports played in the village are
hurling
Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...
,
gaelic football
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and
soccer
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.
Caherline GAA is the local hurling club and they play in blue and white. The club is a member of the east division of
Limerick GAA
The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick. The county board is also responsible for the Lime ...
and has won the
Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
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on three occasions in 1896, 1905 and 1907. Their biggest achievement in recent times was winning the
Limerick Junior Hurling Championship
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for the fourth time in their history in 2021. Their grounds are Father Hayes Memorial Park on the Mitchelstown road.
The Gaelic football club in the parish is called Caherconlish GAA and they play in blue, black and white. They too play at Father Hayes Memorial Park.
Caherconlish AFC is the local soccer club in the village. The club playing colours are Amber/Yellow and Green.
The club consists of 188 players, 166 underage and 23 adult players (as of 2021). The club plays in the Limerick District School Boy league (underage) and Limerick District league (Adult). The club is located at Caherconlish AFC grounds adjacent to Oakley Lawns Residential Estate.