Ballymore, County Cork
| Ballymore Irish: An Baile Mór | |
| County Cork | |
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.jpg) Ballymore village centre | |
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| Grid reference: | W836683 |
| Location: | 51°52’0"N, 8°14’22"W |
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Ballymore is a small village on the Great Island in Cork Harbour, approximately two and a half miles from the town of Cobh and fourteen miles from the City of Cork. Its name, 'An Baile Mór', simply means 'The big town.[1]
Ballymore is the closest village to the centre of the island and is situated on the oldest and longest road on the island.
Near Ballymore is the old cemetery of Templerobin where once stood an ancient church, one of three which may have been built on the island as early as the 9th century. According to Great Island Tours, a book published by the local library, Templerobin is mentioned in records dated 1302 and 1652 but by 1774 it was reported as being in ruins.[2]
Ballymore has a small Roman Catholic Church and is served by the school of the adjoining twin village of Walterstown, the two being townlands which jointly make up the village of Ballymore. The area is strongly associated with the Barry family, a powerful Norman era family which is still represented in the area today.
There is a single public house in the village, known as the Hi Chapperal. There was previously a Post Office in Ballymore but this has now been downgraded to a postal agency.
References
- ↑ "An Baile Mór/Ballymore". https://www.logainm.ie/en/1412745.
- ↑ Great Island Tours, A Cobh Museum Publication, 2nd Edition, 2000, Cobh