Carriganimmy


Carriganima or Carriganimmy is a village in the Barony of Muskerry, County Cork, Ireland, situated approximately 11 km northwest of Macroom and 10 km south of Millstreet. The village lies in a valley between the Boggeragh and Derrynasaggart mountain ranges.
Local townlands include Carriganima, Knockraheen, Cusloura, Glendav, Glantane East & West and Moanflugh. The townlands of Glendav, Lisscarrigane, and Labbadermody are included in the Muskerry Gaeltacht. Carriganimmy is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.

Notable people

Carriganima is the homeplace of the famous Irish language writer and Catholic priest, an t-Athair Peadar Ua Laoghaire, who was born in the townland of Liscarrigane and attended Carriganima National School.
Art O'Leary met his poetic martyrdom in Carriganima on the 4th of May, 1773.
He was waked in the flax mill in the village, where his wife, Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill began composing Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire. This lament is considered to be the most impressive piece of poetry to be ever written in any language.
Cornelius E. "Con" Walsh - bronze medal winner in the hammer throw while representing Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics.