Hugginstown (Irish: Baile hUgúin, historically anglicised as 'Ballyhuggin')[1] is a small village and townland in south County Kilkenny, Ireland.

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Carrickshock GAA, play their home games in the village.

[3] Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort, fulacht fiadh and enclosure sites in the townlands of Hugginstown and Carrickmerlin.

[2] In 1831, during the Tithe War, 17 people were killed near Hugginstown in an incident sometimes known as the Battle of Carrickshock.

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