Killeagh

Killeagh Irish: Cill Ia
County Cork
St. John the Baptist Church, Killeagh
Location
Location:	51°56’31"N, 7°59’31"W
Data
Population:	899  (2016)
Local Government

Killeagh is a small village in the east of County Cork, some twenty miles from Cork, six miles west of Youghal and eight and a half miles east of Midleton. It is on the N25 road and on the former rail line connecting Youghal and Cork.

The 2016 census recorded a population of 521.

About the village

Killeagh has a number of community facilities, including a primary school, church, convenience stores, post office, pharmacy, Garda station, veterinary clinic and public houses.

The village pub is The Thatch,

There are two churches; one Church of Ireland and one Roman Catholic (St John & St Virgilius).

Five buildings or other structures in the village are entered in the Record of Protected Structures, including Killeagh Mills, the chuches and Dromdiah Country House and Stables, which is located to the north-east of the village.

Glenbower Wood lies along part of the Dissour River valley to the north of the village.

Since 2017, Killeagh has been home to Greywood Arts, an artist's residency and centre offering workshops and events.

The ruins of Dromdihy House north of Killeagh

The May Sunday Festival is a tradition in the village since the 1830s, when the De Capel Brooke family opened their estate (now Glenbower Wood) to the villagers to show off their improvements to the house and grounds.

Sport

• Gaelic sports: Killeagh GAA

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Killeagh)

• Glenbower Wood