Hugginstown

Hugginstown Baile hUgúin
Village
Buildings in Hugginstown
Hugginstown Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°27′N 7°15′W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Kilkenny
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Hugginstown (Irish: Baile hUgúin, historically anglicised as 'Ballyhuggin')[1] is a small village and townland in south County Kilkenny, Ireland. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Carrickshock GAA, play their home games in the village.

Location

Hugginstown is located in the south of County Kilkenny, between Kilkenny and Waterford cities. The townland of Hugginstown lies in the civil parish of Aghaviller.[1] Hugginstown Fen, a nearby wetland fen also known as Garú Bog,[2] is a designated Special Area of Conservation.[3]

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort, fulacht fiadh and enclosure sites in the townlands of Hugginstown and Carrickmerlin.[2][4] Within the village is a burial ground and the ruin of a former Catholic church, dating to c. 1800.[5] The modern church, the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, is nearby.[2]

In 1831, during the Tithe War, 17 people were killed near Hugginstown in an incident sometimes known as the Battle of Carrickshock.[6] In March 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, the Hugginstown Company of the Irish Republican Army captured the local Royal Irish Constabulary barracks.[7][8] An RIC officer, Thomas Ryan, was fatally wounded during the attack.[9][10]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. "Baile Hugúin / Hugginstown (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
2. "Newmarket and Hugginstown - Village Design Statement" (PDF). February 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Heritage Office, Kilkenny County Council.
3. "Hugginstown Fen SAC". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
4. Record of Monuments and Places - County Kilkenny (PDF). Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1995.
5. "Catholic Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Hugginstown, Hugginstown, Kilkenny". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
6. "Kilkenny remembers 'Battle of Carrickshock' on 190th anniversary". kilkennypeople.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
7. "Hugginstown, County Kilkenny Commemorative Plaque". Kilkenny Digital Archive. Kilkenny County Council. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
8. "The first RIC barracks capture in Leinster – Hugginstown, March 1920". kilkennylibrary.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
9. "Chronology of Irish History 1919-1923 – March 1920". 22 August 1920. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012 – via dcu.ie.
10. "Local re-enactors gather for War of Independence memorial ceremony". New Ross Standard. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2023.