placenamesFivealley
An Chúirt
Carrigeen Farmhouse records domestic life in Fivealley through its surviving fittings, family memories and practical demonstrations around the hearth.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Chúirt · Irish · main form · validated name
- Fivealley · English · main form
- Five Alley · English · main form · local name
Place & story
A family home recognised
Offaly County Council’s 2017 annual report identifies Carrigeen Farmhouse at Five Alley as the Hynes/Egan family home. After the owners contacted the heritage office, furniture historian Claudia Kinmonth assessed its unusually intact interior. Guided tours followed during Heritage Week. In 2018 the council supported a conservation plan by Lotts Architecture. [2] [3]
Remembering everyday work
Pupils from Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Eoin recorded visiting the farmhouse and interviewing Mr and Mrs Egan. At the hearth, Mr Egan recalled his mother baking bread and cooking over the open fire. The school’s first-hand visit account also remembers the house as a gathering place for cards, storytelling, music and dancing. [4]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Fivealley. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Offaly County Council Annual Report 2017, p.62: Carrigeen Farmhouse · Offaly County Council, Heritage Office
- Offaly County Council Annual Report 2018, p.62: Carrigeen Farmhouse · Offaly County Council, Heritage Office
- Third Class: Our Local History Trail to Mr and Mrs Egan’s Farmhouse · Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Eoin, Rath, Fivealley
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.