Granagh

Granagh
An Greanach
Village
Granagh

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°27′36″N 08°45′50″W / 52.46000°N 8.76389°W / 52.46000; -8.76389Coordinates: 52°27′36″N 08°45′50″W / 52.46000°N 8.76389°W / 52.46000; -8.76389
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Limerick
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Granagh (Irish An Greanach = Gravely place) is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland located close to the N20 between Croom and Charleville.[1] Granagh is a chapel village which means the village grew up around the church.[2]

Granagh is noted within County Limerick for its very successful Amateur Drama society, who over the last 7 years have staged 8 extremely successful plays in the local Community hall. To date these have included Sive, Poor Beast in the Rain, The Field, The Shaughraun, Tarry Flynn, London Assurance, The Honey Spike & The Buds of Ballybunion

Granagh Ballingarry also have a highly successful camogie team, winners of numerous All-Ireland club titles.

Archaeology

The Blessed Well or St John's Well was a small holy well surrounded by thorn bushes inside north fence of road 400 yards west of Granagh Catholic church.[3] Construction of the creamery and concrete yard appears to have removed all traces of the holy well and no archaeological features or finds were uncovered in the monitored area.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ballingarry-Granagh Parish". Mary Immaculate College. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Archaeological Survey Database SMR No LI038-032". National Monuments Service. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Excavations.ie number: 2006:1269". Excavations.ie. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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