Granagh () is a small village in
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 close to the village of
Ballingarry and near the
N20 road between
Croom and
Charleville. Granagh is a chapel village (a village that grew up around the church).
The
camogie
Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities.
A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised ...
team of
Granagh-Ballingarry GAA club have won three
All-Ireland club titles.
Archaeology
The 'Blessed Well' or 'St John's Well' was a small holy well surrounded by thorn bushes inside north fence of road 400 yards west of Granagh Catholic church. Construction of the creamery and concrete yard appears to have removed all traces of the
holy well
A holy well or sacred spring is a well, Spring (hydrosphere), spring or small pool of water revered either in a Christianity, Christian or Paganism, pagan context, sometimes both. The water of holy wells is often thought to have healing qualitie ...
and no archaeological features or finds were uncovered in the monitored area.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Granagh Community Website
Villages in Ireland
Towns and villages in County Limerick
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