Cahirciveen Cathair Saidhbhín
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51.948286° N 10.223808° W
Irish Grid Reference V469795
Statistics
Province:	Munster
County:	County Kerry
Population (2002)	1272

Cahirciveen (Cathair Saidhbhín in Irish) - meaning "town of Little Saidhbh", alternate spellings Cahersiveen, Caherciveen or Cahirsiveen -is a town in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. It is located in the deep south on the Iveragh peninsula on southwest coast of Ireland near Valentia Island. Caherciveen is connected to the Irish road network by the N70 national secondary route. Caherciveen has a population of 1294 (CSO 2006). Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS) is currently the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 24,607. ... For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... Iveragh is a peninsula of County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. ... Valentia Island (Dairbhre in Irish), is one of Europes westernmost inhabited locations, lying off the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. ... A directional road sign in the Republic of Ireland on an other road (not a national road) at Portlaoise, County Laois, including patches for national roads and advance warning of bridge height restrictions. ... A National Secondary Route is a category of road in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for Irelands census and other state data collection activities. ...

The town has a cathedral which is the only Church in the country named after a lay person (Daniel O'Connell). It is situated on the river Fertha and on the slopes of Beentee Mountain. It also contains an out of commission Royal Irish Constabulary barracks - now a heritage centre, which legend has it was built from the plans for a British barracks in India, which got mixed up during the British occupation of both countries (this is a very common myth, occurs in many Irish garrison towns). Daniel OConnell Daniel OConnell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847) (Irish: Dónal Ó Conaill), known as The Liberator or The Emancipator, was Irelands predominant political leader in the first half of the nineteenth century who championed the cause of the down-trodden Catholic population. ... The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was one of Irelands two police forces in the early twentieth century, alongside the Dublin Metropolitan Police. ...

In 1984, a baby's body was found on Cahirciveen beach, resulting in the so-called Kerry Babies murder investigation and subsequent public inquiry. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kerry Babies case is an unsolved murder case dating from 1984 in Kerry, Ireland, that dominated the Irish headlines for some months during that year and resulted in a public Tribunal of Inquiry into the behaviour of the Garda Síochána during the investigation. ... In the politics and government of Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, a public inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by the government. ...

People from Cahirciveen

• Daniel O'Connell, 19th-century Irish politician and campaigner for both Catholic Emancipation and for Repeal of the 1801 Act of Union
• Finian Lynch, TD
• John O'Donoghue TD
• Hugh O'Flaherty, priest (known as the "Green Pimpernel")
• Jack O'Shea, footballer
• Maurice Fitzgerald, footballer
• Sigerson Clifford, writer & poet

Daniel OConnell Daniel OConnell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847) (Irish: Dónal Ó Conaill), known as The Liberator or The Emancipator, was Irelands predominant political leader in the first half of the nineteenth century who championed the cause of the down-trodden Catholic population. ... Catholic Emancipation was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the Penal Laws. ... A repeal is the removal or reversal of a law. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Finian Lynch was a senior Irish politician. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... John ODonoghue (born 28 May 1956 in Caherciveen, County Kerry) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... Msgr. ... Jack OShea is an All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer from County Kerry. ... Maurice Fitzgerald Maurice Fitzgerald was the first Earl of Desmond. ... Sigerson Clifford (1913 - 1985) was an Irish poet and playwright. ...

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
• List of Irish Towns with a Market House

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Local Website

Cahersiveen - Ring of Kerry