Cahirciveen

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Cahirciveen Cathair Saidhbhín
Location
Image:Locationinireland.gif Image:Ireland map County Kerry Magnified.png
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 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 1272 (CSO 2002). The town is informally called Cahersiberia due to the fact that it is located in the middle of nowhere and not a lot happens there. Also famous for its cosmo night club The Harp'

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.

In 1984, a baby's body was found on Cahirciveen beach, resulting in the so-called Kerry Babies murder investigation and subsequent public inquiry.

People from Cahirciveen

• Daniel O'Connell, 19th-century Irish politician and agitator 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

See also

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

Local Website

Cahersiveen - Ring of Kerry Cahersiveen's dynamic website

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