Nad, County Cork

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Nadd
Irish: 'Nead an Iolair
County Cork

Eagles Nest pub, Nadd
Location
Grid reference: W 42804 91263
Location: 52°4’14"N, 8°50’6"W
Data
Local Government
Dáil
constituency:
Cork North-West

Nad or Nadd is a small village in the south-east of the Barony of Duhallow in the north of County Cork.

The village is on the Kanturk to Cork route (the R579 road) in the foot hills of the Boggeragh Mountains, at the confluence of the Nadd and Glen Rivers.

The population of the village and surrounding areas is approximately 170 people, and has been increasing over a number of years with many young families now living in the area.

The village's name is from the Irish Nead an Iolair, meaning 'Nest of the eagle'.

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