Lauragh

Lauragh (Irish: An Láithreach)[1] is a village on the Beara Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland.[2] The townlands of Lauragh Upper and Lauragh Lower contain several ringfort and souterrain sites.[3] There is a stone circle and stone row site, in Cashelkeelty townland, near Lauragh.[4]

Lauragh's former post office, now a pub, was built c. 1870.[5] As of 2017, the modern post office operated alongside a café and bike hire business.[6][7]

The area's national (primary) school, Lauragh National School, was built in 1862.[8][9] As of 2024, there were 13 children enrolled at the small school.[10]

The local Catholic church, St. Killian's church in Lauragh, is in Tuosist parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry.[11]

See also
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References
  1. "An Láithreach / Lauragh". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. "Public meet amid fears for the future of picturesque village of Lauragh in Co Kerry". Irish Examiner. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 2009.
  4. "Cashelkeelty E - Stone Circle in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Kerry". megalithic.co.uk. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  5. "Lauragh Post Office, Lauragh Lower, Kerry". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. "Reinventing the rural post office at Pedals & Boots". The Farmers Journal. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  7. "Pedals & Boots Café, Lauragh". pedalsandboots.ie. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017.
  8. "Lauragh National School, Lauragh Lower, Kerry". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  9. "School takes novel approach to boosting pupil numbers". Southern Star. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. "Directory Page - Lauragh National School". gov.ie. Department of Education. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  11. "Parish - Tuosist". dioceseofkerry.ie. Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry. Retrieved 15 March 2024. Churches: St Kilian's, Lauragh [..] Dawros Church

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