Croagh
{{short description|Village in mid County Limerick, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Croagh
| native_name = {{lang|ga|Cróch}}
| native_name_lang = gle
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Croagh Village (cropped).jpg
| image_caption = Main Street in Croagh village
| pushpin_map = Ireland
| pushpin_label_position = top
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Ireland
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Munster
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = County Limerick
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| population_as_of = 2016
| population = 216
| population_footnotes = {{cite web | url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=F5BCC698-53A9-4659-BA27-DDA21034EB2C | title = Sapmap Area: Settlements Croagh | work = Census 2016 | publisher = Central Statistics Office (Ireland) | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220313123902/https://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=F5BCC698-53A9-4659-BA27-DDA21034EB2C | archivedate = 13 March 2022 }}
| coordinates = {{coord|52|32|03|N|08|52|14|W|region:IE|display=inline,title}}
| blank_name = Irish grid reference
| blank_info = {{iem4ibx|R408428}}
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Croagh ({{Irish place name|Cróch}}){{cite web | title = Cróch/Croagh | url = http://www.logainm.ie/1414036.aspx | publisher = Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University | work = Placenames Database of Ireland | accessdate = 7 August 2023 }} is a small village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located in mid-Limerick between Rathkeale and Adare just off the N21 national primary road,{{cite report |url = https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/Volume-2b-Level-4-5-and-6.pdf | title = Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Volume 2b | publisher = Limerick City and County Council | page = 106 | accessdate = 7 August 2023 }} approximately {{convert|22|km|abbr=off}} southwest of Limerick City. The village was originally part of this route before construction of the Croagh by-pass in 1986.{{cite web|url = https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/columns-opinion/836462/then-now-taking-the-road-less-travelled.html | work = limericklive | title = Then & Now: Taking the road less travelled }} The village is in the agricultural area known as the Golden Vale.
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort and fulacht fiadh sites in the townlands of Croagh, Adamstown and Ballycannon.{{cite book | title = Record of Monuments and Places - County Limerick | publisher = National Monuments and Historic Properties Service | url = https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Archaeology-RMP-Limerick-Manual-(1997)-0028.pdf | date = 1997 }}{{cite web|url = https://excavations.ie/report/2002/Limerick/0008390/ | website = excavations.ie | title = 2002:1071 - Adamswood/Croagh/Ballycannon, Limerick | accessdate = 7 August 2023 }} The ruins of a medieval church and enclosure lie in the village.{{cite book | last = Begley | first = J. | date = 1906 | title = The Diocese of Limerick ancient and medieval | place = Dublin | page = 164 | url = https://archive.org/details/dioceseoflimeric00begl | publisher = Browne & Nolan }} The current Catholic church, which is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and was built {{circa|1830}},{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/21902036/catholic-church-of-saint-john-the-baptist-ballycannon-croagh-co-limerick | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist, Ballycannon, Croagh, Limerick | accessdate = 7 August 2023 }} is one of several protected structures within the village.{{cite report |url = https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2022-07/3C-Record-of-Protected-Structures-Adare-Rathkeale-Municipal-District.pdf | publisher = Limerick City and County Council | title = Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 3c - Record of Protected Structures (Adare-Rathkeale Municipal District) | pages = 48-49 | date = June 2022 | accessdate = 7 August 2023 }}
Amenities and sport
Croagh, which had a population of 216 as of the 2016 census, has a national (primary) school with an enrollment of approximately 70 children.{{cite web|url = https://www.gov.ie/en/directory/page/haqi4s-ns3mwe-/| website = gov.ie | title = Croagh National School | accessdate = 7 August 2023 | date = 20 July 2023 }} Other amenities include a Catholic church, garden centre, childcare facility, medical centre, music school, pubs, nursing home, community centre, a village park and sports ground.
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Croagh-Kilfinny, won the Limerick Junior Hurling Championship in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/gallery/sport/641026/croagh-kilfinny-end-118-year-wait-for-county-honour.html|title=Croagh-Kilfinny end 118 year wait for county honour|first=John|last=Redington|website=www.limerickleader.ie}}
Shountrade AFC, an association football club, was founded in 1987 in Croagh.{{fact|date=August 2024}}
See also
Further reading
- {{cite book | chapter = Croagh, a parish | chapter-url = https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/C/Croagh-Lower-Connello-East-Limerick.php | title = A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland | first = Samuel | last = Lewis | date = 1837 | place = Dublin | publisher = Lewis }}
References
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External links
- [http://croaghns.ie/ Croagh National School]
- [http://limerickdioceseheritage.org/CroaghKilfinny.htm Diocesan Heritage Project for Croagh-Kilfinny]
- [http://croaghkilfinnygaa.com Croagh-Kilfinny GAA]
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Category:Towns and villages in County Limerick
Category:Civil parishes of County Limerick
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