Cahirciveen
Encyclopedia
Cahersiveen—alternate spellings Cahirsiveen, Cahirciveen or Caherciveen—is a town in County Kerry
, Ireland
. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula
near Valentia Island
. Cahersiveen is connected to the Irish road network
by the N70
national secondary route. It has a population of 1294 (CSO 2006).
The town has a Catholic church which is the only one in the country named after a lay person, Daniel O'Connell
. It is situated on the River Fertha and on the slopes of Bentee. It also contains an out of commission Royal Irish Constabulary
barracks - now a heritage centre, which according to legend, was built from the plans for a British barracks in India that got mixed up. However, this is a very common myth and occurs in many Irish garrison towns.
In 1984, a baby's body was found on a beach near Cahersiveen (the White Strand), resulting in the so-called Kerry Babies Tribunal
and subsequent public inquiry
.
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula
Iveragh Peninsula
The Iveragh Peninsula is located in County Kerry in Ireland. It is the largest peninsula in southwestern Ireland. A mountain range, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, lies in the centre of the peninsula...
near Valentia Island
Valentia Island
Valentia Island is one of Ireland's westernmost points, lying off the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of County Kerry, Ireland. It is linked to the mainland by the Maurice O'Neill Memorial bridge at Portmagee, as well as by a ferry which sails from Reenard Point to Knightstown, the island's...
. Cahersiveen is connected to the Irish road network
Roads in Ireland
The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced. These roads have been developed and modernised over centuries, from trackways suitable only for walkers and horses, to...
by the N70
N70 road (Ireland)
The N70 road is a national secondary road in Ireland. It comprises most of the Ring of Kerry.-Route: – Sneem – Castlecove – Caherdaniel – Waterville – Cahersiveen – Killorglin – – Milltown – Castlemaine – – Tralee.-See also:*Roads...
national secondary route. It has a population of 1294 (CSO 2006).
The town has a Catholic church which is the only one in the country named after a lay person, Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...
. It is situated on the River Fertha and on the slopes of Bentee. It also contains an out of commission Royal Irish Constabulary
Royal Irish Constabulary
The armed Royal Irish Constabulary was Ireland's major police force for most of the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. A separate civic police force, the unarmed Dublin Metropolitan Police controlled the capital, and the cities of Derry and Belfast, originally with their own police...
barracks - now a heritage centre, which according to legend, was built from the plans for a British barracks in India that got mixed up. However, this is a very common myth and occurs in many Irish garrison towns.
In 1984, a baby's body was found on a beach near Cahersiveen (the White Strand), resulting in the so-called Kerry Babies Tribunal
Kerry Babies Tribunal
The Kerry Babies case is an unsolved murder case dating from 1984 in Kerry, Ireland, that dominated the Irish headlines for some months during that year and resulted in a public Tribunal of Inquiry into the behaviour of the Garda Síochána during the investigation.On 14 April 1984, a newborn baby...
and subsequent public inquiry
Public inquiry
A Tribunal of Inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by a government body in Common Law countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland or Canada. Such a public inquiry differs from a Royal Commission in that a public inquiry accepts evidence and conducts its hearings in a more...
.
People
- Daniel O'ConnellDaniel O'ConnellDaniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...
, 19th-century Irish politician and campaigner for both Catholic EmancipationCatholic EmancipationCatholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws...
and for RepealRepealA repeal is the amendment, removal or reversal of a law. This is generally done when a law is no longer effective, or it is shown that a law is having far more negative consequences than were originally envisioned....
of the 1801 Act of Union - Fionán Lynch, TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
- John O'DonoghueJohn O'Donoghue (politician)John O'Donoghue is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála for the Kerry South constituency from 1987 to 2011. He is a former Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas. He resigned as Ceann Comhairle on 13 October 2009 due to controversy about his...
TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal... - Hugh O'FlahertyHugh O'FlahertyMonsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, CBE was an Irish Roman Catholic priest and senior official of the Roman Curia. During World War II, he was responsible for saving 6,500 Allied soldiers and Jews...
, priest (known as the "Green Pimpernel") - Jack O'SheaJack O'SheaJack O’Shea is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played football at various times with his local clubs St. Mary’s in Kerry and Leixlip in Kildare. He was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1976 until 1992...
, footballer - Maurice FitzgeraldMaurice Fitzgerald (footballer)Maurice Fitzgerald is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club St. Mary's and divisional side South Kerry and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county football team from 1988 until 2001...
, footballer - Sigerson CliffordSigerson CliffordSigerson Clifford was an Irish poet, playwright and civil servant.Clifford was born at #11 Dean St, Cork City, and was christened Edward Bernard Clifford. His parents, Michael Clifford and Mary Anne Sigerson, were from County Kerry, and they returned there in the following year, to Cahersiveen,...
, writer and poet - Patrick O'SullivanPatrick O'SullivanPatrick O'Sullivan is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with the Phoenix Coyotes...
, Railway author and historian. - John O'SheaJohn O'Shea (humanitarian)John O'Shea is founder and CEO of GOAL, an Irish non-governmental organization devoted to assisting the poorest of the poor. His first career was as a sports journalist and GOAL retains significant links to the sporting community, especially in Ireland.O'Shea was shortlisted in the top 40 of 2010...
, CEO of GOAL - John MurphyJohn Murphy (contractor)John Murphy moved from his native Ireland to London with very little money but became one of the richest men in the country. His company, J. Murphy & Sons, based in Kentish Town, with its green vans and lorries, works on building sites all over the country...
, Founder of J Murphy & Sons, civil engineering contractors in London - John Robert Monsell, children's book illustrator and author
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- Market Houses in IrelandMarket Houses in the Republic of IrelandMarket houses are a notable feature of many Irish towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape. Originally there were three, four or even five bays on the ground floor which were an open arcade. An upper floor was...