Lixnaw (
Leic Snámha or
Leac Snámha (Latin:
Petra natationis) "Swimming flagstone" in
IrishIrish is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now only spoken natively by a small minority of the Irish population but also plays an important symbolic role in the life of the Irish state, and is used...
) is a
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
in North
County KerryCounty Kerry is one of the traditional counties of Ireland. It is located within the province of Munster. Kerry is the fifth largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and 14th largest in terms of population...
,
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. It is located near the River Brick SW of
Listowel and NE of
TraleeTralee is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Ireland. The town is situated on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula. Tralee is the largest town in Kerry...
.
Lixnaw was once the seat of the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of Lixnaw, erected the Castle of Lixnaw, built the old bridge, and improved the village.
Lixnaw (
Leic Snámha or
Leac Snámha (Latin:
Petra natationis) "Swimming flagstone" in
IrishIrish is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now only spoken natively by a small minority of the Irish population but also plays an important symbolic role in the life of the Irish state, and is used...
) is a
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
in North
County KerryCounty Kerry is one of the traditional counties of Ireland. It is located within the province of Munster. Kerry is the fifth largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and 14th largest in terms of population...
,
IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
. It is located near the River Brick SW of
Listowel and NE of
TraleeTralee is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Ireland. The town is situated on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula. Tralee is the largest town in Kerry...
.
History
Lixnaw was once the seat of the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of Lixnaw, erected the Castle of Lixnaw, built the old bridge, and improved the village. In 1600 Sir Chas. Wilmot and his forces garrisoned the castle and established it as their centre of operations. It was subsequently re-taken by Lord Kerry who entrusted its defense to his brother Gerald, who was eventually forced to surrender the castle due to a shortage of water. Today, nothing remains of the Castle of Lixnaw.
Lixnaw is situated near the River Brick over which there were originally two stone bridges, from which the village got its name.
Places of interest
Korean War Memorial http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/amb_korea.htmlhttp://www.hoganstand.com/general/identity/geese/stories/korean.htm Erected to honour the Irish soldiers who died in the
Korean WarThe Korean War is a war that started between North Korea and South Korea on 25 June 1950 and paused with an armistice signed 27 July, 1953...
. A total of twenty-nine Irishmen died while serving under conscription in the US Army under the banner of the UN from 1950-1953. The monument takes the form of a stone arch, high and wide with three granite slabs on which all 35 names, addresses and dates of death are inscribed.
St. Michael's Church is a Roman Catholic church designed by Irish architect
J.J.McCarthyJames Joseph McCarthy was an Irish architect, often referred to as the 'Irish Pugin'.-Early years:James Joseph McCarthy was born in Dublin on 6 January 1817, son of Charles McCarthy who came of a County Kerry family settled in Dublin....
, but more
NormanThe term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries. In particular the term is traditionally used for English Romanesque architecture...
than
CeltCelts is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic language...
ic in design, due to having to flank the nave with aisles that open off it through robust round arched arcades. Modernised interior.
St. Michael's Holy Well features a statue depicting St. Michael defeating
SatanSatan is an embodiment of antagonism that originates from the Abrahamic religions, being traditionally considered an angel in Judeo-Christian belief, and a Jinn in Islamic belief...
.
Transport
Lixnaw railway station opened on 20 December 1880, closed for passenger traffic on 4 February 1963, closed for goods traffic on 2 December 1974 and finally closed altogether on 11 June 1983.
Sport
The local GAA club,
Lixnaw GAALixnaw are a hurling club in north Co Kerry. They play in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. Many of their players play football with Finuge. They have won 7 Kerry Senior Hurling Championships.They have won 7 Kerry minor hurling championships and 4 U21 championships.Alan Bonn was the captain of...
, have won the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship on seven occasions. Well-known Lixnaw players include
Paul GalvinPaul Galvin is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Finuge, his divisional side Feale Rangers and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2003...
and
Éamonn FitzmauriceÉamonn Fitzmaurice is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer from County Kerry in Ireland. He is currently a selector with the Kerry senior team....
.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland