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Effin
Effin () is a townland〔(Townland of Effin ) Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-12-04〕 and civil parish〔(Civial Parish of Effin ) Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-12-04〕 in County Limerick, Ireland. It is on the R515 road, midway between Kilmallock and Charleville. The population of the parish is about 1,000. Effin is partly in the barony of Costlea, but chiefly in that of Coshma. The parish lies in the heart of the Golden Vale, Munster's rich dairyland, and intensive dairying is practised there. Ballyhoura Mountains which separate County Limerick from County Cork, are at the southern end of the parish.
==History==
The town is named after Saint Eimhin, pronounced . In the past, the local seats belonged to J. Balie, and R. Low Holmes. Balie lived in Newpark, and Holmes in Maidenhall.〔(Effin Parish ) Heritage Project, Diocese of Limerick. Retrieved: 2011-12-04.〕
There is a silver chalice still in use in Effin which bears the following inscription: ''Aegidius Hiffernane et Eleanora Gibbon et Cornelius Hiffernane Aegidii filius me fieri fecurunt 1633''.〔
It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. In November 2011, residents of Effin came into conflict with the Facebook website when they could not register the townland as their home. "Effin" was deemed by Facebook to be "offensive"; the word "effing" is also a euphemism for "fucking", and was therefore blocked.〔(effing, adj. and adv. ) Oxford English Dictionary, Third edition, March 2008. Retrieved: 2012-02-10. ''effing, adj. and adv. Etymology: Euphemistic alteration of fucking adj., with substitution of eff , variant of ef n., for fuck v. Compare later eff v. Compare also later F-word. slang. A. adj. = fucking adj. 2. B. adv. = fucking adv.''〕 Effin residents led by Ann Marie Kennedy campaigned against the block and Facebook said they were investigating the matter.〔(Facebook says no 'Effin' way ) Irish Times, 2011-12-03.〕 The following month, it was discovered that Facebook users within Ireland (though not elsewhere) could at last register Effin as their hometown, and the campaign appeared to have partially succeeded.〔(Facebook battle will go down in Effin history ) ''Irish Independent'', 2012-01-06.〕 Since February 2012, the campaign was successful as Facebook users worldwide can now insert Effin, Limerick, Ireland as their hometown. In March 2012 a group called the Effin Eggheads raised over €52,420.96 for the Shave or Dye Cancer fund and became one of the highest charity fundraising group in the Today FM campaign.〔http://www.mycharity.ie/fundPageTemplateX.php?urlRef=effineggheads〕
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