Killumney
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Killumney or Killumny is a small village near Ovens and Ballincollig
Ballincollig
Ballincollig is a satellite town in County Cork, Ireland, approximately 9 km west of Cork city. It is located beside the River Lee on the R608 regional road. In 2006 the population of Ballincollig DED was 16,308. The nearest towns include: Ballinora, Ovens, Killumney, Inniscarra, Blarney ,...

 in County Cork
County Cork
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, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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There is a newsagent's shop, a pub and a co-op store in the village. The Cork-Macroom Railway used to run through Kilumney. The N22 national primary road
National primary road
A national primary road is a road classification in the Republic of Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are over 2,700km of national primary roads. This category of road has the prefix "N" followed by one or two digits...

 (Ballincollig bypass) links Kilumney to Cork City. EMC
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, the big multi-national company, is based near Kilumney.

The nearest school is Ovens National School, which has over 300 pupils. The main river in the area is the River Bride. Knockonmore is the nearest village.

Killumney United is the soccer club of Killumney.

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland
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