Araglin (Irish: Airglinn),[1] also known as Araglen, is a village on the border between counties Cork, Tipperary and Waterford in Ireland. It is approximately 17 km east of Fermoy, County Cork, 8 km south of Ballyporeen, County Tipperary and 18 km northwest of Lismore, County Waterford. The surrounding ecclesiastical parish, of Kilworth-Araglin,[2] is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.[3]
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes ringfort and fulacht fiadh sites in the neighbouring townlands of Propoge and Lyre.[4]
Araglin Cottage, in the townland of Billeragh East, is a Tudor Revival-style cottage which dates to 1838.[5] It was designed by architect Charles Frederick Anderson for Robert King, 4th Earl of Kingston.[5] The local Catholic church, the Church of the Immaculate Conception,[3] is also located in Billeragh East and was built c. 1860.[6] Araglen Community Hall, within the village, was built in the late 1960s.[7]
In April 1919, during the Irish War of Independence, the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barracks at Araglin was captured by an Irish Republican Army force under Michael Fitzgerald.[8][9]
Sport
The local GAA club, Araglen GAA, takes its players from the broader parish of Araglen which spans the counties of Cork, Tipperary and Waterford.[10] The club, which competes in the Avondhu division in north Cork,[11] has its grounds to the east of the village in County Tipperary.[citation needed] There is also a racquetball club based in the area.[12]
See also
