| Cahirciveen Cathair Saidhbhín |
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| Irish grid reference V469795 |
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| Province: | Munster | |
| County: | County Kerry | |
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Population (2002) |
1272 | |
Cahirciveen (Irish: Cathair Saidhbhín, meaning "town of Little Sadhbh"), alternate spellings Cahersiveen, Caherciveen or Cahirsiveen -is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located in the deep south on the Iveragh peninsula on southwest coast of Ireland near Valentia Island. Caherciveen is connected to the Irish road network by the N70 national secondary route. Caherciveen 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 Beentee Mountain. 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, which got mixed up. This however, is a very common myth and occurs in many Irish garrison towns.
In 1984, a baby's body was found on a beach near Cahirciveen (the White Strand), resulting in the so-called Kerry Babies murder investigation and subsequent public inquiry.
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People
People from Cahirciveen include:
- Daniel O'Connell, 19th-century Irish politician and campaigner for both Catholic Emancipation and for Repeal of the 1801 Act of Union
- Finian Lynch, TD
- John O'Donoghue TD
- Hugh O'Flaherty, priest (known as the "Green Pimpernel")
- Jack O'Shea, footballer
- Maurice Fitzgerald, footballer
- Sigerson Clifford, writer & poet
- Patrick O'Sullivan, Railway Author & Historian.
- John Murphy, head of Murphy and Sons, very well known London based builders. Died 7th May 2009
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