Affane
Affane Áth Mheáin | |
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Village | |
52°07′29″N 7°50′16″W / 52.124722°N 7.837778°W / 52.124722; -7.837778 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Waterford |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Affane (Irish: Áth Mheáin, meaning 'central ford')[1] is a small village in west County Waterford, Ireland, situated near Cappoquin and the River Blackwater.[2]
History
References to the town of Affane are limited to its inclusion on a list dated 1300 and an incident in 1312, but the presence of a church and castle 300m apart suggests the presence of a medieval settlement.[3] The Battle of Affane between the Desmond and Ormonde clans was fought in the area in 1565.[2]
The ruins of a Church of Ireland church are located within a graveyard. The parish church of Affane, listed as Athmethan and valued at over £6 in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-1306) was located south of the ruins. By the mid 16th century it had been united with the church of Dungarvan, but in a visitation of 1588 it was in the Deanery of Ardmore.[4]
Sport
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Affane Cappoquin GAA. In 1974, Affane won its only Waterford Senior Football Championship, defeating Dunhill by 1-8 to 0-6, before losing to Austin Stacks in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship.[citation needed]
See also
- Battle of Affane
- Gerald Fitzgerald, 14th Earl of Desmond
- Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
- ^ "Áth Mheáin/Affane". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. A. Fullarton and Company. 1846. p. 13.
- ^ "Archaeological Survey Database SMR No WA029-013". National Monuments Service. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Archaeological Survey Database SMR No WA029-013001". National Monuments Service. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
- Abandoned Ireland - Affane Church
- Abandoned Ireland - Affane House
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Townlands
- Abbeyside
- Affane
- Aglish
- Annestown
- Ardmore
- Ballinacourty
- Ballynagaul
- Ballinameela
- Ballinamult
- Ballinroad
- Ballybeg
- Ballygunner
- Ballylaneen
- Ballymacarbry
- Ballysaggart
- Boatstrand
- Bunmahon
- Cheekpoint
- Clashmore
- Dunhill
- Dunmore East
- Fenor
- Ferrybank
- Grange
- Kill
- Kilmeadan
- Kilrossanty
- Knockanore
- Lemybrien
- Mahon Bridge
- Mothel
- Old Parish
- Passage East
- Rathgormack
- Ring
- Sliabh gCua
- Stradbally
- Tooraneena
- Villierstown
- Woodstown
- List of townlands of County Waterford
- Category:Mountains and hills of County Waterford
- Category:Rivers of County Waterford
- Category:Geography of County Waterford