Hugginstown
Hugginstown
Baile hUgúin | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Buildings in Hugginstown | |
  Hugginstown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′N 7°15′W / 52.45°N 7.25°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Hugginstown (Irish: Baile hUgúin, historically anglicised as 'Ballyhuggin')[1] is a small village and townland in south County Kilkenny, Ireland. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Carrickshock GAA, play their home games in the village.
Location[edit]
Hugginstown is located in the south of County Kilkenny, between Kilkenny and Waterford cities. The townland of Hugginstown lies in the civil parish of Aghaviller.[1] Hugginstown Fen, a nearby wetland fen also known as Garú Bog,[2] is a designated Special Area of Conservation.[3]
History[edit]
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort, fulacht fiadh and enclosure sites in the townlands of Hugginstown and Carrickmerlin.[2][4] Within the village is a burial ground and the ruin of a former Catholic church, dating to c. 1800.[5] The modern church, the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, is nearby.[2]
In 1831, during the Tithe War, 17 people were killed near Hugginstown in an incident sometimes known as the Battle of Carrickshock.[6] In March 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, the Hugginstown Company of the Irish Republican Army captured the local Royal Irish Constabulary barracks.[7][8] An RIC officer, Thomas Ryan, was fatally wounded during the attack.[9][10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Baile Hugúin / Hugginstown (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
- ^ a b c "Newmarket and Hugginstown - Village Design Statement" (PDF). February 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Heritage Office, Kilkenny County Council.
- ^ "Hugginstown Fen SAC". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Record of Monuments and Places - County Kilkenny (PDF). Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1995.
- ^ "Catholic Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Hugginstown, Hugginstown, Kilkenny". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Kilkenny remembers 'Battle of Carrickshock' on 190th anniversary". kilkennypeople.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Hugginstown, County Kilkenny Commemorative Plaque". Kilkenny Digital Archive. Kilkenny County Council. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "The first RIC barracks capture in Leinster – Hugginstown, March 1920". kilkennylibrary.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Chronology of Irish History 1919-1923 – March 1920". 22 August 1920. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012 – via dcu.ie.
- ^ "Local re-enactors gather for War of Independence memorial ceremony". New Ross Standard. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
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