Killavullen
| Killavullen Irish: Cill an Mhuilinn | |
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
 Killavullen bridge spanning the River Blackwater | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W 648996 |
| Location: | 52°8’50"N, 8°30’54"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 267 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
Killavullen (a name from the Irish Cill an Mhuilinn; 'Church of the Mill') is a village on the river Blackwater, in County Cork.[1]
The village is found just south of the N72 road between Mallow and Castletownroche: it is six miles east of Mallow and twenty miles north of Cork city. The census of 2002 put the population at 224.
The church in the village was built in 1839 and is dedicated to St. Nicholas.
Edmund Burke, parliamentarian and 'founder of conservative philosophy', received some of his early education in a hedge school in Killavullen.
Ballymacmoy House
The village contains Ballymacmoy House, home of the Hennessy family of Cognac fame. The present house was built in 1818. The original was a short distance up river.
Sporrt and community
- Gaelic sports: Killavullen GAA
The Killavullen Caves are a series of limestone caves located close to the village alongside the River Blackwater.
Outside links
References
- ↑ Cill an Mhuilinn: Placenames Database of Ireland
