Cahirciveen

Cahirciveen

Infobox Irish Place
name = Cahirciveen
gaeilge = Cathair Saidhbhín
motto =
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north coord = 51.948286
west coord = 10.223808
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province = Munster
county = County Kerry
town pop = 1272
rural pop =
census yr = 2002
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Cahirciveen (Irish place name|Cathair Saidhbhín|town of Little Sadhbh), alternate spellings Cahersiveen, Caherciveen or Cahirsiveen -is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located in the deep south on the Iveragh peninsula on southwest coast of Ireland near Valentia Island. Caherciveen is connected to the Irish road network by the N70 national secondary route. Caherciveen has a population of 1294 (CSO 2006).

The town has a cathedral which is the only Church in the country named after a lay person (Daniel O'Connell). It is situated 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 for a British barracks in India, which got mixed up during the British occupation of both countries (this is a very common myth, occurs in many Irish garrison towns).

In 1984, a baby's body was found on a beach near Cahirciveen (the White Strand), resulting in the so-called Kerry Babies murder investigation and subsequent public inquiry.

Transport

*Cahirciveen railway station opened on 12 September 1893, but finally closed on 1 February 1960. [cite web | title=Cahirciveen station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-09-13]

People

People from Cahirciveen include:
* Daniel O'Connell, 19th-century Irish politician and campaigner for both Catholic Emancipation and for Repeal of the 1801 Act of Union
* Finian Lynch, TD
* John O'Donoghue TD
* Hugh O'Flaherty, priest (known as the "Green Pimpernel")
* Jack O'Shea, footballer
* Maurice Fitzgerald, footballer
* Sigerson Clifford, writer & poet
* Patrick O'Sullivan, Railway Author & Historian.
* Bernard O'Connor, Footballer

ee also

* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
* Market Houses in the Republic of Ireland

References

External links

* [http://www.cahersiveen.com Cahersiveen - Ring of Kerry]
* [http://www.cahersiveencentral.com Cahersiveen Online]


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