Cloughduv

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Cloghduv
Irish: Cloch Dhubh
County Cork

St. Josephs Roman Catholic church, Cloughduv
Location
Grid reference: W458663
Location: 51°50’49"N, 8°47’16"W
Data
Population: 360  (2016)
Local Government
Dáil
constituency:
Cork North-West

Cloghduv or Cloghduff is a village in County Cork. It has a population of over 300 people. The main industry is agriculture, although it is also a commuter village for Cork City. The village is a mile from the River Bride.

The name of the place is from the Irish Cloch Dhubh, meaning 'Black stone'.[1]

The village of Cloughduv has but one pub and one a shop. It has a church and a number of housing estates. The former Cloughduv Creamery closed in 2018 after 126 years in business.

Cloughduv is served by St. Joseph's Catholic Church.[2]

Sport

  • Gaelic Athletics:
    • Cloughduv GAA
    • Cloughduv Hurling Club

Outside links

References

  1. "An Chloch Dhubh / Cloghduff". Placenames Database of Ireland. http://www.logainm.ie/8238.aspx. Retrieved 30 April 2020. 
  2. "Kilmurry Parish". Diocese of Cork and Ross. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110517163949/http://www.corkandross.org/parishes.jsp?parishID=41.