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'''Kilcorney''' or '''Kilcorny''' is a small village and [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] in the barony of [[Muskerry West]] in northwest [[County Cork]]. It is situated approximately 38 km northwest of [[Cork]], 17 km north of [[Macroom]], and 7 km east of [[Millstreet]]. In 2006, the population of the Kilcorney [[District Electoral Division|Electoral Division]] was 305.
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'''Kilcorney''' or '''Kilcorny''' is a small village in the Barony of [[Muskerry West]] in north-western [[County Cork]]. It is found about 22 miles north-west of [[Cork]], and four miles east of [[Millstreet]]. In 2006, the population of the Kilcorney and its wider parish were recorded as 305.
  
 
The name of the village is from the Irish ''Cill Cóirne'', meaning 'Church of the stone fence (or weir)'.<ref>{{logainm|1412789|Cill Coirne / Kilcorney}}</ref>
 
The name of the village is from the Irish ''Cill Cóirne'', meaning 'Church of the stone fence (or weir)'.<ref>{{logainm|1412789|Cill Coirne / Kilcorney}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 22:37, 15 December 2021

Kilcorney
Irish: Cill Cóirne
County Cork
Location
Grid reference: W341905
Location: 52°3’45"N, 8°57’43"W
Data
Postcode: P51
Local Government
Dáil
constituency:
Cork North-West

Kilcorney or Kilcorny is a small village in the Barony of Muskerry West in north-western County Cork. It is found about 22 miles north-west of Cork, and four miles east of Millstreet. In 2006, the population of the Kilcorney and its wider parish were recorded as 305.

The name of the village is from the Irish Cill Cóirne, meaning 'Church of the stone fence (or weir)'.[1]

About the village

The Kerrymans Table is a large flat rock where people rested and goods were collected situated on the Old Butter Road on the slopes of Mushera mountain which was constructed in 1747. It is three miles from Kilcorney on the road to Rylane exactly midway between Killarney and Cork City, 25 miles on either side.

Mushera mountain overlooks Kilcorney standing at 2,118 feet high, the highest mountain in the Boggeragh range.

Events

The Kilcorney Féis, a festival of traditional Irish arts and culture, is held in Kilcorney Community Centre each year.

Sport

  • Gaelic Athletics:
    • Dromtarriffe GAA
    • St. John's GAA

References

  1. Cill Coirne / Kilcorney: Placenames Database of Ireland