Inniskeen
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Inniskeen, officially Inishkeen , is a small village
and parish
in County Monaghan
, Ireland
, close to the County Louth
and County Armagh
borders. It is located about 17 km from Dundalk and 12 km from Carrickmacross
and 5 km from Crossmaglen
carvings (Petroglyphs) have been discovered in adjoining townlands (including Drumirril) dating to 3000 BC. Cup and ring markls with concentric circles are the main inscriptions. They have been excavated by UCD School of Archaeology.Finds on the site ranged from late Neolithic to the early Christian period. These included ancient cooking places known as Fulachta Fiadh. Unlike Newgrange
the carvings are on the bedrock and not part of a constructed monument. It is not open to public viewing, A Bronze Age cyst grave was also discovered in Inniskeen Glebe townland.
A monastery was founded here in the 6th century by Saint Daigh
MacCarell which was burned in 789, plundered by the Vikings in 948, and burned a second time in 1166. The bottom third of the round tower remains. In this drumlin country many of the hill tops have hill fort
s and associated souterrain
s which date from the late Iron Age or early Christian era. The country was part of McMahon Clann territory who displaced Carrolls in the 9th century as the dominant force in the area.
The arrival of the Normans saw the construction of a Motte-and-bailey
in the 13th century, The motte is still standing. The arrival of the Augustinian order of monks saw the construction of a new monastery of that order as a branch of the Abbey at Louth. One section of its wall remains adjoining the graveyard in the field adjoinhing the Motte.
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
was granted the Barony of Farney
, including Inniskeen, by Elizabeth I of England
in the late 16th century. These lands devolved to Viscount Weymouth. The Marquis of Bath sold this estate to the tenants in the 1880s under the land Acts.
In 1806 the first record of Hurling/Football in Inniskeen as Monaghan beat Louth in a match that is celebrated in the Irish poem Iommain Iniis Chaoin.
The GNR(I)
Inniskeen railway station opened on 1 April 1851, closed for passenger traffic on 14 October 1957 and finally closed altogether on 1 January 1960. It was on the Dundalk to Enniskillen
line was a junction for the Carrickmacross line.
During the recent Northern Ireland troubles, because it is adjacent to Crossmaglen
, many people were involved with the Provisional IRA campaign.
is set up to commemorate the poet Patrick Kavanagh
.The Centre houses exhibitions outlining Kavanagh's lifestory and local history. It is located in the former RC St. Mary's church in whose adjoining graveyard Kavanagh and his wife are buried.
club is called the Inniskeen Grattans
. It was founded in 1883 predating the founding of the GAA in 1884. It's jersey colours are red and green. The club opened a new stadium in 2008.They won the first County Championship, in August 1888, beating Carrickmacross by 0-7 to 0-0. They later played Cavan champions Maghera Mac Finns in the first Ulster
final in Drogheda which ended in a draw,but won the replay December making it the first ever Ulster S.F. champions. It won the Senior Championship Finalalso in 1905, 1938, 1947 and 1948.In 2005 the club won the Monaghan (beating Doohamlet) and Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championships after def. In the Monaghan Championship defeating Doohamlet 1-13 to 2-09 in Clontibret and in Ulster, defeating Glenswilly in Enniskillen
. The club were defeated in the Senior Hurling Shield final by Clontibret
in Monaghan
. Inniskeen was represented by Fergal Duffy when Monaghan won the National League Div. 2 in Croke Park. Paul Meegan won the Monaghan Intermediate Player of the Year. In 2006 Inniskeen won the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship by defeating Caherlistrane GAC
in Croke Park
, 2-10 to 1-11.
Inniskeen Pitch & Putt club have an 18 hole course on the banks of the Fane.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...
, 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,...
, close to the County Louth
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
and County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
borders. It is located about 17 km from Dundalk and 12 km from Carrickmacross
Carrickmacross
Carrickmacross or Carrickmacros is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town and environs had a population of 4,387 according to the 2006 census, making it the second largest town in the county. The town won the prestigious European Entente Florale Silver Medal Award. It is a market town which...
and 5 km from Crossmaglen
Crossmaglen
Crossmaglen or Crosmaglen is a village and townland in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,459 people in the 2001 Census and is the largest village in south Armagh...
History
This territory had been inhabited from the late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. Rock artRock art
Rock art is a term used in archaeology for any human-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces*Pictographs - rock and cave paintings...
carvings (Petroglyphs) have been discovered in adjoining townlands (including Drumirril) dating to 3000 BC. Cup and ring markls with concentric circles are the main inscriptions. They have been excavated by UCD School of Archaeology.Finds on the site ranged from late Neolithic to the early Christian period. These included ancient cooking places known as Fulachta Fiadh. Unlike Newgrange
Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument located in County Meath, on the eastern side of Ireland, about one kilometre north of the River Boyne. It was built around 3200 BC , during the Neolithic period...
the carvings are on the bedrock and not part of a constructed monument. It is not open to public viewing, A Bronze Age cyst grave was also discovered in Inniskeen Glebe townland.
A monastery was founded here in the 6th century by Saint Daigh
Daigh
Saint Daig was an Irish Christian bishop and confessor of Inis-Caoin-Deagha , who lived towards the end of the 6th century. His name in Gaelic means "A great flame" and he was probably named after his mother Deighe....
MacCarell which was burned in 789, plundered by the Vikings in 948, and burned a second time in 1166. The bottom third of the round tower remains. In this drumlin country many of the hill tops have hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
s and associated souterrain
Souterrain
Souterrain is a name given by archaeologists to a type of underground structure associated mainly with the Atlantic Iron Age. These structures appear to have been brought northwards from Gaul during the late Iron Age. Regional names include earth houses, fogous and Pictish houses...
s which date from the late Iron Age or early Christian era. The country was part of McMahon Clann territory who displaced Carrolls in the 9th century as the dominant force in the area.
The arrival of the Normans saw the construction of a Motte-and-bailey
Motte-and-bailey
A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
in the 13th century, The motte is still standing. The arrival of the Augustinian order of monks saw the construction of a new monastery of that order as a branch of the Abbey at Louth. One section of its wall remains adjoining the graveyard in the field adjoinhing the Motte.
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599...
was granted the Barony of Farney
Farney, Monaghan
Farney is an Barony in County Monaghan.The area has claim to the site of the Battle of Achadh Leithdheirg, in 331.The area around Lough Ooney was originally called Fernmag or Fer Fernmaighe ....
, including Inniskeen, by Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
in the late 16th century. These lands devolved to Viscount Weymouth. The Marquis of Bath sold this estate to the tenants in the 1880s under the land Acts.
In 1806 the first record of Hurling/Football in Inniskeen as Monaghan beat Louth in a match that is celebrated in the Irish poem Iommain Iniis Chaoin.
The GNR(I)
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
The Great Northern Railway was an Irish gauge railway company in Ireland.The Great Northern was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway , Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The Ulster Railway was the GNRI's oldest constituent, having opened between Belfast and...
Inniskeen railway station opened on 1 April 1851, closed for passenger traffic on 14 October 1957 and finally closed altogether on 1 January 1960. It was on the Dundalk to Enniskillen
Enniskillen
Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census...
line was a junction for the Carrickmacross line.
During the recent Northern Ireland troubles, because it is adjacent to Crossmaglen
Crossmaglen
Crossmaglen or Crosmaglen is a village and townland in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,459 people in the 2001 Census and is the largest village in south Armagh...
, many people were involved with the Provisional IRA campaign.
Patrick Kavanagh Centre
The Patrick Kavanagh CentrePatrick Kavanagh Centre
The Patrick Kavanagh Centre is located in Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland. It is set up to commemorate the poet Patrick Kavanagh who is regarded as one of the foremost Irish poets of the 20th century. He was born in Mucker townland Inniskeen. It is located in the former RC St...
is set up to commemorate the poet Patrick Kavanagh
Patrick Kavanagh
Patrick Kavanagh was an Irish poet and novelist. Regarded as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, his best known works include the novel Tarry Flynn and the poems Raglan Road and The Great Hunger...
.The Centre houses exhibitions outlining Kavanagh's lifestory and local history. It is located in the former RC St. Mary's church in whose adjoining graveyard Kavanagh and his wife are buried.
Sports clubs
Inniskeen's Gaelic Athletic AssociationGaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club is called the Inniskeen Grattans
Henry Grattan
Henry Grattan was an Irish politician and member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century. He opposed the Act of Union 1800 that merged the Kingdoms of Ireland and Great Britain.-Early life:Grattan was born at...
. It was founded in 1883 predating the founding of the GAA in 1884. It's jersey colours are red and green. The club opened a new stadium in 2008.They won the first County Championship, in August 1888, beating Carrickmacross by 0-7 to 0-0. They later played Cavan champions Maghera Mac Finns in the first Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
final in Drogheda which ended in a draw,but won the replay December making it the first ever Ulster S.F. champions. It won the Senior Championship Finalalso in 1905, 1938, 1947 and 1948.In 2005 the club won the Monaghan (beating Doohamlet) and Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championships after def. In the Monaghan Championship defeating Doohamlet 1-13 to 2-09 in Clontibret and in Ulster, defeating Glenswilly in Enniskillen
Enniskillen
Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census...
. The club were defeated in the Senior Hurling Shield final by Clontibret
Clontibret
Clontibret is a village and a parish in County Monaghan, Ireland.-Village:The village is situated close to the border with Northern Ireland, between the towns of Monaghan and Castleblayney, along the N2 National primary road, which links Dublin and Derry. The village population in 2006 was...
in Monaghan
Monaghan
Monaghan is the county town of County Monaghan in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 7,811 . The town is located on the main road, the N2 road, from Dublin north to both Derry and Letterkenny.-Toponym:...
. Inniskeen was represented by Fergal Duffy when Monaghan won the National League Div. 2 in Croke Park. Paul Meegan won the Monaghan Intermediate Player of the Year. In 2006 Inniskeen won the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship by defeating Caherlistrane GAC
Caherlistrane GAC
Caherlistrane is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Underage teams up to U-16's play in the Galway league and championships while further age groups compete in their respective competitions.They are one of the oldest...
in Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
, 2-10 to 1-11.
Inniskeen Pitch & Putt club have an 18 hole course on the banks of the Fane.
People
- Birthplace and childhood home of Patrick KavanaghPatrick KavanaghPatrick Kavanagh was an Irish poet and novelist. Regarded as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, his best known works include the novel Tarry Flynn and the poems Raglan Road and The Great Hunger...
(19041904 in Ireland-Events:*26 April - King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra arrive at Kingstown. The royal couple attend the Punchestown Races for the day.*2 May - The King and Queen travel to Waterford where they stay at Lismore Castle, home of the Duke of Devonshire....
- 19671967 in Ireland-Events:*9 January — Demonstrations by the National Farmers' Association caused major chaos when farm machinery blocked many roads.*4 April — The Fianna Fáil party made a presentation to former Taoiseach Seán Lemass....
, who is regarded as one of the foremost Irish poets of the 20th century. He is buried in Inniskeen graveyard.
- Birthplace of Dr. Peter KavanaghDr. Peter KavanaghPeter Kavanagh was a writer, scholar, and publisher who collected, edited, and published the works of his brother, poet Patrick Kavanagh.-Education:...
(19161916 in Ireland-Events:*January 14 - Michael Collins quits his job in London and returns to Ireland.*February 14 - John Redmond is re-elected Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Dublin.*February 29 - The week long Derry Feis opens in the city....
- 20062006 in Ireland- Incumbents :* President – Mary McAleese* Taoiseach – Bertie Ahern* Tánaiste – Mary Harney ; Michael McDowell * Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Peter Hain* First Minister – office suspended...
), writer, scholar and publisher, who collected, edited, and published the works of Patrick Kavanagh.He is buried in Inniskeen graveyard. - William P Quinn (1900–1978) was the first Commissioner of the Garda SíochánaGarda Síochána, more commonly referred to as the Gardaí , is the police force of Ireland. The service is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.- Terminology :...
to rise through the ranks from ordinary Garda when he was appointed in February 1965. - Bernard O'Rourke Freestate senator, mill owner, founder of Arklow PotteryArklow PotteryArklow Pottery was a pottery founded in 1934 and formally opened by Seán Lemass 29th July 1935 in South Quay, Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. The company produced many decorative earthenware goods and general table crockery...
and part owner of Belleek Pottery. - Oliver CallanOliver CallanOliver Callan is an Irish vocal and performance satirist and impressionist known for featuring on Nob Nation, Green Tea and The Saturday Night Show. He rose to fame during the 2000s when his daily Nob Nation slots aired on RTÉ Radio...
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from RTÉ 2fmRTÉ 2fmRTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's second national radio station. It broadcasts popular music programming aimed at a young Irish audience.- History :...
program Nob NationNob NationNob Nation is the title of a series of topical comedy pieces broadcast since November 2006 on two national radio stations in Ireland, RTÉ 2fm and RTÉ Radio 1. The programmes are broadcast Monday through Saturday each week... - Terrence O'Rourke head partner KPMGKPMGKPMG is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PwC. Its global headquarters is located in Amstelveen, Netherlands....
Ireland
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- List of abbeys and priories in County Monaghan