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Carrigkerry

Coordinates: 52°29′40″N 9°08′55″W / 52.4945°N 9.1487°W / 52.4945; -9.1487
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Carrigkerry
Carraig Chiarraí
Village
The R523 regional road near Carrigkerry
The R523 regional road near Carrigkerry
Carrigkerry is located in Ireland
Carrigkerry
Carrigkerry
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°29′40″N 9°08′55″W / 52.4945°N 9.1487°W / 52.4945; -9.1487
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Population184
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceR219387

Carrigkerry (Irish: Carraig Chiarraí)[2] is a village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. The village is located in the civil parish of Ardagh,[2] on the R523 regional road. Carrigkerry is a census town, and had a population of 184 as of the 2016 census.[1]

Carrigkerry is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick in the parish of Ardagh & Carrigkerry [3] The local church is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built in 1878.[4] The local national (primary) school, Carrigkerry National School, had an enrollment of 52 pupils as of 2017.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Carrigkerry (Census Town) Ireland". City Population. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Carraig Chiarraí / Carrigkerry". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Parish of Ardagh & Carrigkerry". ardaghcarrigkerryparish.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Carrigkerry, Carrigkerry, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Curriculum Evaluation Report - Carrickerry NS" (PDF). Department of Education. 14 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2021.