1950/1960s when the Protestant population of the area declined). Sport Sporting clubs in the area include Charleville GAA club and Charleville Camogie Club. The Ráth Luirc GAA Sports Centre has squash, badminton and tennis facilities. There is also a handball court in the area. The local rugby club is Charleville RFC, and soccer club is Charleville AFC. Charleville Golf Club and Charleville Pitch and Putt Club are also based locally. People Éamon de Valera (1882-1975), former Taoiseach and President, was educated at C.B.S Charleville. Aaron Doran (b.1991), Irish association footballer and 2015 Scottish Cup winner with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Keith Hanley (b.1993), winner of The Voice of Ireland series 2. Con Leahy (1876–1921), an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals at the 1906 and 1908 Games, was born here Eliza Lynch (1833–1886), former first lady of Paraguay, was born locally. Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill (1691–1754), Chief Poet of Munster who was born in nearby Churchtown, lived in the area Daniel Mannix (1864–1963), Archbishop of Melbourne for 46 years, and one of the most influential public figures in 20th-century Australia, was born near Charleville. William Reeves (1815–1892), antiquarian, bishop, and President of the Royal Irish Academy, was born in Charleville Town twinning Charleville is twinned with Plouaret - Le Vieux-Marché, Brittany, in France. See also List of towns and villages in Ireland Market Houses in Ireland Charleville (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Footnotes References External links Charleville Chamber Towns and villages in County Cork Articles on towns and villages in Ireland possibly missing Irish place names