Castlemagner

Castlemagner (Irish: Caisleán an Mhaignéaraigh)[2] is a village and townland in the Duhallow area of north-west County Cork, Ireland. Castlemagner is within the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency).

Castlemagner
Village
Ruined church and St Brigid's cemetery in Castlemagner townland
Castlemagner
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°9′59″N 8°49′37″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Population
 (2016)[1]
281
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

History
The ruined remains of Castle Magner's stair turret

The area takes its name from the eponymous Castle Magner, a Norman-era tower house which is located approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) east of the village itself on the eastern boundary of Castlemagner townland. Owned by a Richard Magner during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the tower house was largely destroyed in the late 16th century.[3][4] The lands surrounding Castle Magner were confiscated during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.[5] The castle is largely in ruin, though the stair turret and parts of the surrounding bawn wall remain.[3]

Close to the castle is Saint Bridget's Church, a disused but largely extant Church of Ireland church.[6] While the church itself was built in the early 19th century, the surrounding cemtery contains gravestones which are dated from the 18th century and earlier.[7] A nearby holy well, also dedicated to Saint Bridget, is covered by a carved stone surround, with an 18th century inscription and a reputed Sheela na gig carving nearby.[8][9][10]

Castlemagner's Roman Catholic church, which is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built c.1880, is located within the village itself.[11] There is a shrine to Edel Quinn, a local lay missionary, within the church grounds.[12]

Amenities

Castlemagner has a community centre building,[13] a small shop, and a pub (the Castle Bar, known locally as Geoff's).[14] The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Castlemagner GAA, fields Gaelic football and hurling teams in the Duhallow division.[15] The club won the Cork Junior B Hurling Championship in 2012.[16]

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References
  1. "Castlemagner (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "Caisleán an Mhaignéaraigh - Castlemagner". Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. "Castle Magner". castles.nl. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. Charles Smith (1815). The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork, Volume 1. J. Connor. p. 296. About two miles to the N. of Clonmene [Banteer], is Castle-Magner [..] In the rebellion of 1641, this castle belonged to Richard Magner, agent for the Irish inhabitants of Orrery and Kilmore
  5. Samuel Lewis (1837). "Castle-Magner". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Castle-Magner, a parish [..] derives its name from the family of Magner, to whom this part of the country formerly belonged, and who erected a castle here, which was forfeited during the [Cromwellian] protectorate
  6. "Saint Bridget's Church, Castlemagner, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. "Castlemagner, RMP/Site number: CO024-108001-". historicgraves.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  8. "St Bridget's Well, Castlemagner". holywellscorkandkerry.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. "The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". 67. Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 1937: 180. That such [Sheela na gig] figures, though in a more restrained style, might be carved in all sincerity even later, is shown by the example at St. Bridget's Well, Castlemagner [..] It is carved by the door of the well, and [..] dated by Du Noyer to the seventeenth century Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. Barbara Freitag (2004). Sheela-na-gigs - Unravelling An Enigma (PDF). Routledge. p. 113. ISBN 0-415-34553-7.
  11. "Saint Mary's Church, Lisduggan South, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  12. "Saintly men and women of our Diocese: Venerable Edel Quinn". cloynediocese.ie. Cloyne Diocese. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  13. "Three Paddys are men of the hour". The Corkman. Independent News & Media. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  14. "About Us". castlemagner-his-soc.com. Castlemagner Historical Society. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  15. "Club Profile - Castlemagner". gaacork.ie. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  16. "Glory for Castlemagner". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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