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Carrickbeg

Village in County Tipperary, Ireland

Field	Value
name	Carrickbeg
native_name	An Charraig Bheag
native_name_lang	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	The_old_bridge,_Carrick_on_Suir,_Co._Tipperary_-_geograph.org.uk_-_206939.jpg
image_caption	The Old Bridge with a view of Carrickbeg
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	top
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Munster
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	Tipperary
unit_pref	Metric
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
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coordinates

Carrickbeg () is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. Located on the border with County Waterford, it comprises that part of the town of Carrick-on-Suir lying south of the River Suir. The area is in County Tipperary, but some residents have an affinity for County Waterford, as well as it previously having been a part of that county.

Carrickbeg came to national attention in 2008 when the winning ticket for a €15 million EuroMillions jackpot was sold in the village.

History

The Franciscan order had a presence in Carrickbeg between 1336 and 2006. The land on which the friary was constructed was first granted to the order by the 1st Earl of Ormond. However, the suppression of monasteries by Henry VIII led to the closure of the friary. Just prior to the invasion of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell, the friars had returned for an 11-year period, before being shut down again and the friars having to go underground to avoid persecution. It was not until 1820 and the onset of Catholic Emancipation that the friars were able to fully return and a new chapel was built. Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church was built on the grounds of the former fourteenth-century Franciscan Friary. The friars served the local community until a lack of vocations led to the order finally leaving Carrickbeg in 2006.

Features

The main features of Carrickbeg are the old St. Molleran's church, the River Suir and the views of Slievenamon.

Sport

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is St. Molleran's. The club is one of three GAA clubs in the town of Carrick-on-Suir, the others being Carrick Davins and Carrick Swan.

The 1998 Tour de France passed through Carrickbeg.

References

"An Charraig Bheag/Carrickbeg". [[Placenames Database of Ireland]].
[https://www.townlands.ie/tipperary/iffa-and-offa-east/kilmoleran/carrickbeg-urban/carrickbeg/ 'Carrickbeg Townland, Co. Tipperary' townlands.ie] retrieved 25 November 2021
"Luck of the Irish". Euro-Millions.com.
"New Life for Carrick Friary". Irish Franciscans.
"Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church". Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
"Saint Molleran's Church". Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

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