Carriganima Carraig an Ime | |
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Village | |
  Carriganima Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:51°58′N9°02′W / 51.967°N 9.033°W /51.967; -9.033 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Carriganima or Carriganimmy (Irish:Carraig an Ime)[1] is a village in the Barony ofMuskerry, County Cork, Ireland, situated approximately 11 km northwest ofMacroom and 10 km south ofMillstreet. The village lies in a valley between theBoggeragh andDerrynasaggart mountain ranges.
Localtownlands include Carriganima (Carraig an Ime), Knockraheen (Cnoc Raithín), Cusloura (Cois Labhra), Glendav (Gleann Daimh), Glantane East & West (Gleanntán) and Moanflugh (An Muine Fliuch). The townlands of Glendav (Gleann Daimh), Lisscarrigane (Lios Carragáin), and Labbadermody (Leaba Dhiarmada) are included in the Muskerry Gaeltacht (Gaeltacht Mhúscraí). Carriganimmy is within theCork North-West Dáil constituency.
Carriganima is the homeplace of the famous Irish language writer and Catholic priest, an t-AthairPeadar Ua Laoghaire, who was born in the townland of Liscarrigane (Lios Carragáin) and attended Carriganima National School.
Art O'Leary met his poetic martyrdom in Carriganima on the 4th of May, 1773.[2]He was waked in the flax mill in the village, where his wife,Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill began composingCaoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire. This lament is considered to be the most impressive piece of poetry to be ever written in any language.
Cornelius E. "Con" Walsh - bronze medal winner in the hammer throw while representing Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[3]
51°58′N9°02′W / 51.967°N 9.033°W /51.967; -9.033
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