Scartaglen or Scartaglin () is a village and
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
in the
Sliabh Luachra
Sliabh Luachra (), sometimes anglicised Slieve Logher, is an upland region in Munster, Ireland. It is on the borders of counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick, and bounded to the south by the River Blackwater. It includes the Mullaghareirk Mounta ...
area of
County Kerry, Ireland. It is located on the
R577 regional road, close to the town of
Castleisland
Castleisland () is a town and commercial centre in County Kerry in south west Ireland. The town is known for the width of its main street. As of the 2016 Census, Castleisland had a population of 2,486.
Castleisland was described by one of its ...
. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Scartaglin had a population of 163 people.
The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes (french: Notre-Dame de Lourdes) is a title of the Virgin Mary. She is venerated under this title by the Roman Catholic church due to her apparitions that occurred in Lourdes, France. The first apparition of 11 February 1858, ...
and was built between 1928 and 1930. Scartaglin National School is a co-educational
primary (national) school which had over 120 pupils enrolled as of the 2020 school year. The local
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include t ...
club,
Scartaglin GAA
Scartaglin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Scartaglen, County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1964, the club fields teams in the East Kerry Division of the GAA county of Kerry. Players from the club also play in the Kerry Senior Footba ...
, fields teams in the
East Kerry Division.
See also
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World Fiddle Day
References
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Towns and villages in County Kerry