The biggest threat to the place comes from those doing it down, suggesting it’s unsafe
Jill Kennon, founder of the Carrickmacross Toy Library, the first facility of its kind in the country and a hub for Toy Libraries Ireland. Photo: David Conachy
Carrickmacross is one of several country towns known to locals as Carrick – or CMX for funky shorthand. It has gone through various eras: Plantation, Troubles, crash and resurgence. If you believe the talk of the town in 2025, it has been “destroyed by foreigners” these days.
Isolated incidents blamed on immigrants make hysterical claims of a local crimewave feel true, or even truth-adjacent. However, as a near-native, I know when people are talking dung. I’ll take you back to bring you forward.
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