Keshcarrigan
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Keshcarrigan Ceis Charraigín
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 Keshcarrigan
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| Coordinates: 54°01′04″N 7°56′36″W / 54.0178°N 7.9433°WCoordinates: 54°01′04″N 7°56′36″W / 54.0178°N 7.9433°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Leitrim |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | H037076 |
Keshcarrigan (Irish: Ceis Charraigín, meaning "Kesh, or causeway, near the little rock") is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. The village is situated on the Shannon-Erne Waterway and the R209 road near Lough Scur and Sheebeg (Sí Beag), an ancient pagan burial site overlooking Lough Scur to the north and Kesh Lake to the south. Keshcarrigan features in the writing of the famous novelist John McGahern.
The village of Keshcarrigan probably originates from ancient "lake dweller" human settlements of nearby Lough Scur and, in recent centuries, industry associated with Reynolds manor. In 1798, the French Army under General Humbert passed through on the way to eventual defeat at the Battle of Ballinamuck. Through at least the 19th and 20th centuries, an impressive eleven fairs were held at Keshcarrigan annually- 1 January, 1 February, 17 March, 1 May, 24 June, 24 June (or 29th), 1 August (or 2nd), 21 September, 8 October (or 19th), 1 November, and 21 December.. These fair days are no longer extant, although the fair green in the centre of the village has been redeveloped into a small park. In the 21st century, alternative Saint Patricks Day parades were held at Keshcarrigan, with fun themes and formats including an invisible parade (marshaled by (an invisible) Pamela Anderson), an indoor parade (in Gertie's pub), and a walking backwards parade.
About 1 km west of Keshcarrigan on the road to Carrick-on-Shannon there is a collapsed dolmen overlooking Lough Scur. Medieval ruins of Castle John and Jail Island are located near the village, at Lough Scur. In 1854 a Bronze Age gold artifact which became known as the 'Keshcarrigan Bowl' was discovered in the waterways between Lough Scur and Lough Marrave, north of the village.
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