Cahirciveen
Encyclopedia : C : CA : CAH : Cahirciveen
Cahirciveen (Cathair Saidhbhín in Irish) - meaning "town of Little Saidhbh", alternate spellings Cahersiveen or Caherciveen - is a town in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. It is located on the Iveragh peninsula on southwest coast of Ireland near Valentia Island. Cahersiveen is connected to the Irish road network by the N70 national secondary route. Cahersiveen has a population of 1272 (CSO 2002).
The town has a cathedral which is the only Church in the country named after a lay person (Daniel O'Connell). It is siuated on the river Fertha and on the slopes of Beentee Mountain. It also contains an out of commission Royal Irish Constabulary barracks - now a heritage centre, which legend has it was built from the plans of an indian palace, which got mixed up during the British Reign of both countries.
People from Cahirciveen
- Daniel O'Connell, 19th century Irish statesman and Liberator,
- Finian Lynch, TD
- John O'Donoghue TD
- Hugh O'Flaherty, priest, The Pimpernel
- Jack O'Shea, footballer
See also
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.