Enniskean
| Enniskeane Irish: Inis Céin | |
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Enniskeane | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W356543 |
| Location: | 51°44’16"N, 8°55’58"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 692 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
Enniskeane is a village in in County Cork, beside and running into its twin, Ballineen, 27 miles south-west of the City of Cork, on the R586 road. The two villages are on the bank of the River Bandon between Bandon and Dunmanway and the fertile Bandon valley.
The name of the village is from the Irish Inis Céin, meaning 'Island of Cian'.[1]
History
Enniskean takes its name from Cian Maol Muadh (later O'Mahony) a local chieftain. Cian married Sábh, daughter of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland, and resided at Castlelands, Enniskean.
He village once had a railway stations on the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway, which opened in 1866.[2] This and Ballineen Station were closed and replaced with a combined station, Ballineen and Enniskean railway station, which opened in May 1891.[3] A number of businesses, including a flax mill, were built close to the station, on the road between the two villages, ultimately effectively joining the two.[4] Ballineen and Enniskean station closed in April 1961.
Sport
- Gaelic Athletics:
- St Mary's GAA (Carbery)
- Enniskean Camogie Club.
- Football: Riverside Athletic
Outside links
References
- ↑ "Inis Céin/Enniskean". https://www.logainm.ie/en/8283.
- ↑ "Ballineen". http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20B/Ballineen/IrishRailwayStations.html.
- ↑ "Ballineen and Enniskean station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf.
- ↑ "The Twin Villages of Ballineen and Enniskean". http://ballineenandenniskean.weebly.com/.