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Carrigadrohid () is a townland and village in the
Carrigadrohid castle stands on a rock in the middle of the river Lee, adjacent to the bridge which gives the village its name. It was erected in the 15th century by the MacCarthys of Muskerry, with an extension to the east and an annex to the north being added in subsequent centuries.
It was besieged by Parliamentary forces following the Battle of Macroom, and
Web Page
Verified 2011-02-10. (Irish: ''Cumann Luthchleas Gael Cheann an Mhaighe''), an intermediate Gaelic football club with a catchment area centred on Carrigadrohid and extending south and east to Aherla, Farnanes and Cloughduv. Canovee GAA has a large playing field and two smaller training pitches on the club's main campus - with playing fields at Lehane's inch, on the banks of the Lee, near the
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of Aghinagh, County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...
, Ireland. It is situated on the north bank of the River Lee
The River Lee (Irish: ''An Laoi'') is a river in Ireland. It rises in the Shehy Mountains on the western border of County Cork and flows eastwards through Cork, where it splits in two for a short distance, creating an island on which Cork's ...
, with the nearby village of Canovee
Canovee is the name of a rural region and a village nucleus in the Lee valley in County Cork, Ireland. The toponym 'Canovee' is synonymous with the official version Cannaway (as in the civil parish of Cannaway), and the electoral division of Ca ...
to the south. Carrigadrohid is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West.
Castle
Carrigadrohid castle stands on a rock in the middle of the river Lee, adjacent to the bridge which gives the village its name. It was erected in the 15th century by the MacCarthys of Muskerry, with an extension to the east and an annex to the north being added in subsequent centuries.
It was besieged by Parliamentary forces following the Battle of Macroom, and Boetius MacEgan
Boetius MacEgan ( ga, Baothnalach Mac Aodhagáin; died May 1650) was a 17th-century Irish Roman Catholic Bishop of Ross.
He was born in the barony of Duhallow in north-west County Cork and educated in France and Spain. He returned to his nativ ...
, the Bishop of Ross, was hanged by the reins of his own horse outside the castle having refused to implore the Irish garrison to surrender to the Cromwellian army.
The MacCarthys were dispossessed, and the castle ended up in the hands of the Bowen family. It has been in ruins since the late 18th century.
In later years, a local group has been formed with the aim of preserving the castle.
Sport
Carrigadrohid is the home of Canovee GAA ClubCanovee GAA ClubWeb Page
Verified 2011-02-10. (Irish: ''Cumann Luthchleas Gael Cheann an Mhaighe''), an intermediate Gaelic football club with a catchment area centred on Carrigadrohid and extending south and east to Aherla, Farnanes and Cloughduv. Canovee GAA has a large playing field and two smaller training pitches on the club's main campus - with playing fields at Lehane's inch, on the banks of the Lee, near the
hydroelectric power station
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.
See also
* List of towns and villages in IrelandReferences
{{reflist Towns and villages in County Cork MacCarthy dynasty