Country Ireland Time zone WET (UTC+0) Elevation 56 m Province Connacht | County County Leitrim Irish Grid Reference H037076 Local time Sunday 3:14 PM | |
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Keshcarrigan (Irish: Ceis Charraigín, meaning "Kesh, or causeway, near the little rock") is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. The village is situated on the Shannon-Erne Waterway and the R209 road near Lough Scur and Sheebeg (Sí Beag), an ancient pagan burial site overlooking Lough Scur to the north and Kesh Lake to the south. Keshcarrigan features in the writing of the famous novelist John McGahern.
Contents
- Map of Keshcarrigan Co Leitrim Ireland
- History
- Demographics
- Amenities
- Fishing
- People
- A list of houses estates
- References
Map of Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim, Ireland
History
The village of Keshcarrigan probably originates from ancient "lake dweller" human settlements of nearby Lough Scur and, in recent centuries, industry associated with Reynolds manor. In 1798, the French Army under General Humbert passed through on the way to eventual defeat at the Battle of Ballinamuck. Through at least the 19th and 20th centuries, an impressive eleven fairs were held at Keshcarrigan annually- 1 January, 1 February, 17 March, 1 May, 24 June, 24 June (or 29th), 1 August (or 2nd), 21 September, 8 October (or 19th), 1 November, and 21 December. These fair days are no longer extant, though the St Patrick's Day fair day has recently been revived.
About 1 km west of Keshcarrigan on the road to Carrick-on-Shannon there is a collapsed dolmen overlooking Lough Scur. Medieval ruins of Castle John and Jail Island are located near the village, at Lough Scur. In 1854 a Bronze Age gold artifact named the 'Keshcarrigan Bowl' was discovered in the waterways between Lough Scur and Lough Marrave, north of the village.
Demographics
In the 2011 census the Keshcarrigan area had 472 residents (from 270 in 2001). The village has experienced dramatic changes in the 21st century with over 100 new houses being built mainly as a result of a controversial government tax incentive scheme (Section 23).
Amenities
A small park on the shores of Kesh Lake is dedicated to the memory of Mychal Judge, chaplain of the New York Fire Department and the first recorded victim of the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Fr Judge's ancestral home was opposite the park.
Fishing
Keshcarrigan is an attractive angling center in in Kiltubrid parish with a fine selection of waters in the vicinity.
People
A list of houses estates
Laheen estates is was once ruled by Lord Jones who was a lordship and Chief Lieutenant of the area in 1911 National archives census, but its now own by a Catholic family for today.
Letterfine Estate houses was the originally name on Letterfine house would have been built between 1790s to 1820 by that time when another Estate houses was getting built in 1829 and most of the land was not includes with the ground at all, by lord Gunning rule Lahen is well at that time between 1882-1901