List of towns and villages in County Cork
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This is a list of towns and villages in County Cork
, Ireland.
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
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- AdrigoleAdrigoleAdrigole, is a village situated on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, in Ireland. It is centred around the junction of the R572 and R574 regional roads. It has a sparsely distributed population of about 450 people....
- AghabullogueAghabullogueAghabullogue or Aghabulloge is a village and parish in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. It lies around west of Cork City, south of the Boggeragh Mountains and north of the River Lee....
- AghadaAghadaAghada is a small fishing town situated on the south-east coast of Cork in County Cork, Ireland. Aghada is most famous for the Aghada GAA and its neighbouring villages are Whitegate and Rostellan...
- AhakistaAhakistaAhakista is located approximately half way along the Sheep's Head peninsula between Durrus and Kilcrohane in west Cork, Ireland. It is a wooded coastal village with a deep and sheltered harbour.-Archaeology :...
- AherlaAherlaAherla is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. Its population is about 450. Aherla is built on a limestone shelf - typical of the Cork ridges and valleys. The area is a good place for countryside walks...
- AhiohillAhiohillAhiohill is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. It is within the townland of Aghyohil, which was historically spelt Aghayohil . It lies between the towns of Bandon, Clonakilty and Ballineen/Enniskean. The village has one pub called The Four Winds....
- AllihiesAllihiesAllihies is a coastal parish in the west of County Cork, Ireland. The largest village in the parish is Cluin, but is often mistakenly referred to by the name of the surrounding parish...
- AnnabellaAnnabella, County CorkAnnabella is a residential area that lies on the fringes of Mallow, County Cork, Province of Munster, in Ireland. The Irish name Eanach-bile translates to the marsh of the bile or old tree.Regarding the eanach-bile derivation advanced by P.W...
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- ArdgroomArdgroomArdgroom is a village on the Beara peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. Its name refers to two gravelly hills deposited by a glacier, Dromárd and Drombeg. It lies to the northwest of Glenbeg Lough, overlooking the Kenmare River estuary. It sits between the coast and the Slieve Miskish Mountains. The...
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- BallinacurraBallinacurra, County CorkBallinacurra is a small harbour village on the outskirts of Midleton, County Cork. It is about 20 miles east of Cork city.The village grew up around the where the Owenacurra River meets the east channel of Cork Harbour...
- BallinadeeBallinadeeBallinadee is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies in the parish of Courceys, some 12 km by road west of Kinsale and 9 km South East of Bandon....
- BallinagreeBallinagreeBallinagree is a small village in County Cork, Ireland.. Ballinagree and its surrounding areas comprise one of the richest areas in northern Europe for Megalithic monuments. It is located 18 miles west of Cork city, 8km north east of Macroom, 5km west of Rylane, 10km north west of Coachford and...
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- BallincolligBallincolligBallincollig 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 ,...
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- BallingearyBallingearyBéal Átha an Ghaorthaidh is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork, Ireland.The village is within the Gaeltacht and has an active Irish-language summer school, Coláiste na Mumhan...
- BallinhassigBallinhassigBallinhassig is a village in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland, situated 10.6 km south of Cork City just off the N71 Bandon road and not far from the source of the River Owenabue ....
- BallinoraBallinoraBallinora is a small parish near Cork city and Ballincollig in County Cork, Ireland. The area is notable for its education facilities, and its sporting clubs.-Ballinora GAA:...
- BallinspittleBallinspittleBallinspittle is a village in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. It is in the parish of Courceys and lies about 8km south-west of Kinsale...
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- BallycottonBallycottonBallycotton is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated about 25 miles east of Cork city. It is a famous fishing village and has given its name to the folk band Ballycotton. The village is set on a rocky-ledge overlooking Ballycotton Bay and its sandy beach that stretches for about...
- BallydehobBallydehobBallydehob is a coastal village in the southwest of County Cork, Ireland, located on the N71 national secondary road.-History:Ballydehob is a microcosm of Irish local history, and legends and folklore abound in the locality. At the dawn of the Bronze Age , copper was mined on Mount Gabriel, just...
- BallydesmondBallydesmondBallydesmond , is a rural village in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the Blackwater River, near its source in Menganine on the Cork-Kerry border. In Irish Baile Deasumhain, meaning town of the Desmond, was named after the legendary freedom fighter, the Earl of Desmond, who is believed to have...
- BallygarvanBallygarvan, County CorkBallygarvan is a village south of Cork City, in County Cork, Ireland.The village and surrounding area has a population of between 1000 and 1500 residents. Occupying the eastern half of Ballinhassig parish, the village lies in the valley between Myrtle and Meadstown Hills, beside the River Owenabue...
- BallylickeyBallylickeyBallylickey or Ballylicky is a village on the N71 national secondary road near Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The River Ovane flows into Bantry Bay at Ballylickey.-Tourism:* The area is notable for the Seaview Hotel....
- BallymakeeraBallymakeeraBaile Mhic Íre is a small Gaeltacht village in the valley of the River Sullane in County Cork, Ireland. It is on the N22 national primary road and forms part of the twin villages of Ballymakeery and Ballyvourney...
- BallyvourneyBallyvourneyBaile Bhuirne , anglicised as Ballyvourney is a Gaeltacht village in south-west County Cork, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the barony of Muskerry West and is also one half of the Ecclesiastical parish of Baile Bhuirne agus Cúil Aodha in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne-Location and...
- BallymoreBallymore, County CorkBallymore is a small village on the Great Island in Cork Harbour, approximately from the town of Cobh and from Cork near the south coast of Ireland....
- BaltimoreBaltimore, County CorkBaltimore is located in western County Cork, Ireland. Baltimore is the principal village of the parish of Rath and the Islands, the southernmost parish in Ireland...
- BandonBandon, County CorkBandon is a town in County Cork, Ireland. With a population of 5,822 as of census 2006, Bandon lies on the River Bandon between two hills. The name in Irish means "Bridge of the Bandon", a reference to the origin of the town as a crossing-point on the river. In 2004 Bandon celebrated its...
- BanteerBanteerBanteer is a village in north County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. It is near the town of Mallow, County Cork. Located in the district of northern Cork known as Duhallow.-History:...
- BantryBantryBantry is a town on the coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the N71 national secondary road at the head of Bantry Bay, a deep-water gulf extending for 30 km to the west...
- Béal na mBláthBéal na mBláthBéal na mBláth, officially Béal Átha na Bláiche , is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. Both Bláth or Bláiche are variations of the word bláthach, meaning literally "flowery" or "floral", or in this case "buttermilk"....
- BelgoolyBelgoolyBelgooly is a village in County Cork, Ireland, located 4.6 kilometers to the north-east of Kinsale. In 2006 it had a population of 535.-Amenities and development:...
- BelvellyBelvellyBelvelly is a small village on the northern end of the Great Island of Cork Harbour, about four miles north of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland....
- BlarneyBlarneyBlarney is a town and townland in County Cork, Ireland. It lies north-west of Cork and is famed as the site of Blarney Castle, home of the legendary Blarney Stone.-Tourism:Blarney town is a major tourist attraction in County Cork...
- BoherbueBoherbueBoherbue is a village in North West County Cork, Ireland. It is in the barony of Duhallow. Local children are educated at Boherbue Comprehensive School which lies to the east of the village and has approximately 35 teachers and 300 pupils.-Sport:...
- ButtevantButtevantButtevant is a medieval market town, incorporated by charter of Edward III, situated in North County Cork, Ireland.While there may be reason to suggest that the town may occupy the site of an earlier settlement of the Donegans, Carrig Donegan, the origins of the present town are clearly and...
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- CanoveeCanoveeCanovee is a rural area and village nucleus in the Lee valley, Co. Cork, Ireland. It is centred on the former Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland parishes of Cannaway, in the barony of East Muskerry.- The Island of Cannaway :...
- CarrigadrohidCarrigadrohidCarrigadrohid: is a village in the Canovee Electoral Area of Mid-Cork, Ireland, situated on the north bank of the River Lee...
- CarrigalineCarrigalineCarrigaline is a single-street town in County Cork, Ireland. It is about 12 km from Cork City which can be reached by car in 25 minutes...
- CarriganimmyCarriganimmyCarriganima or Carriganimmy is a village in the Barony of Muskerry, County Cork, Ireland, situated approximately 19 km north of Macroom and 10 km south of Millstreet on the R582...
- CarrigtwohillCarrigtwohillCarrigtwohill, officially Carrigtohill , is a village in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland with a population of 4,869 . It is located east of Cork city, bypassed by the N25 road and is part of Metropolitan Cork. Carrigtwohill is one of the fastest growing towns in Ireland. It is a major...
- CastlehavenCastlehavenCastlehaven is a civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. It is located some 75 km south west of Cork City on the coast and is made up of two key towns: Union Hall and Castletownshend....
- CastlelyonsCastlelyonsCastlelyons is a small village in East County Cork in the Province of Munster in Ireland. It is situated south of Fermoy. In the 2002 census it recorded a population of 211....
- CastlemartyrCastlemartyrCastlemartyr is a village in east County Cork, Ireland. It is located 25 minutes east of Cork city, 10 km east of Midleton, 16 km west of Youghal and 6 km from the coast...
- CastletownbereCastletownbereCastletownbere is a small town in County Cork in Ireland. It is located on the southwest coast of Ireland, in West Cork, on Berehaven harbour near the entrance to Bantry Bay. It is also known as Castletown Berehaven. The name of the town comes from the no longer extant MacCarty Castle, and not...
- CastletownrocheCastletownrocheCastletownroche is a village on the N72 National secondary road in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. In ancient times, it was known in Irish as Dún Chruadha, meaning Cruadha's Fort...
- CastletownshendCastletownshendCastletownshend on Ireland's southwest coast, is a village about eight km from Skibbereen, in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. The village developed around a small 17th century castle built by Richard Townsend, whose descendents still reside there...
- Castletown-KinneighCastletown-KinneighCastletown-Kinneigh is a small rural village near Ballineen in West Cork.The village has a round tower which is one of only two such towers in County Cork . Home to the Diarmuid O'Mathuna GAA Club which was founded in Cookie O'Callaghan Bar in 1968. Castletown, the village itself has one pub, shop...
- CharlevilleCharleville, County CorkCharleville or Ráth Luirc is a town in north County Cork, Ireland, situated in Ireland's Golden Vale, near the border with County Limerick. It is located on the "Glen" tributary river, which flows into the Maigue River in Co. Limerick...
- ChurchtownChurchtown, County CorkChurchtown is a village and townland near Buttevant in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland.Churchtown underwent a huge expansion during the Celtic Tiger years with the population increasing from about 100 to almost 700 people...
- CloghroeCloghroeCloghroe is a suburban village situated in Inniscarra Parish on the main Cork to Banteer road in Ireland. It lies 7 miles northwest of Cork. The Sheep River runs to the rear of the local pub Blairs Inn on the western side. The Wayside Inn is at the eastern end of the village...
- ClonakiltyClonakiltyClonakilty , often referred to by locals simply as Clon, is a small town on the N71 national secondary road in West County Cork, Ireland, approximately 45 minutes away by road to the west of Cork City. The town is on the southern coast of the island, and is surrounded by hilly country devoted...
- ClondulaneClondulaneClondulane is a village in north County Cork, Ireland, 3.5m east of Fermoy, just off the Main Fermoy-Dungarvan Road. Originally built as a camp for the workers of a Cork Milling Company grain mill, it now has a population of over 200...
- CloughduvCloughduvCloghduv or Cloghduff is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It has a population of 300 people. The main industry is agriculture, although it is rapidly becoming a commuter village for Cork City.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland...
- CloyneCloyneCloyne is a small town to the south-east of the town of Midleton in eastern County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. It is also a see city of the Anglican Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic diocese...
- CoachfordCoachfordCoachford is a village west of Cork City, in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the north side of the River Lee. Coachford got its name from Áth an Chóiste as there used to be a narrow ford across a stream...
- CobhCobhCobh is a seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. Cobh is on the south side of Great Island in Cork Harbour. Facing the town are Spike Island and Haulbowline Island...
- ConnaConnaConna is a village of some 300 inhabitants in East Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. It is situated on the river Bride, not far from the town of Fermoy. The village contains several pubs, a shop, a post office, a Roman Catholic church and a nearby Church of Ireland chapel...
- CooleaCooleaCúil Aodha is a townland and village in the Gaeltacht region of Muskerry in County Cork, Ireland. It is near the River Sullane's source, high in the Derrynasaggart Mountains.-Townland:Most of the inhabitants live on the south side of the valley...
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- CourtmacsherryCourtmacsherryCourtmacsherry is a picturesque seaside village in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland, on the southwest coast. It is about 30 miles southwest of Cork, and 30 minutes drive east from the town of Clonakilty. The village consists of a single long street on the south shore of Courtmacsherry...
- CrookhavenCrookhavenCrookhaven is a village in County Cork, Ireland, on the most southwestern tip of Ireland. A winter population of about forty swells in the summer to about four hundred with the occupants of the many holiday homes arriving.-History:...
- CrookstownCrookstown, County CorkCrookstown is a small village in County Cork, about six miles east of the town of Macroom and about 1 km off the N22 Cork-Killarney road....
- CrossbarryCrossbarryCrossbarry or Crosbarry is a small village on the R589 Regional Road in the Innishannon parish, about fourteen miles west of Cork City, Ireland. There is a mill overlooking the local shop. There is one pub in the village The Crossbarry Inn. The River Owenabue flows through the village...
- CrosshavenCrosshavenCrosshaven is a village in County Cork, Ireland. Origins of the Irish name of Crosshaven include; - mouth of the river Sabhrann , and . The village is located in a scenic area with views of Wood, and Cork Harbour.-Transport:...
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- DerryDerry, County CorkDerry is a townland in the parish of Desertserges, County Cork, Ireland....
- DoneraileDoneraileDoneraile is a town in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. It is located on the R581 regional road 8 km east of the N20 road which runs from Limerick to Cork. It is about 12 km north of Mallow town...
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- DrimoleagueDrimoleagueDrimoleague is a village on the R586 regional road at its junction with the R593 in County Cork, Ireland. It lies roughly halfway between the towns of Dunmanway and Bantry...
- DrinaghDrinaghDrinagh is a village in County Cork, in the southwest of Ireland. It lies on the R637 road between the towns of Dunmanway and Skibbereen.Drinagh is a small village between Dunmanway and Drimoleague its has a tennis court, post office, three pubs, a hardware store, and a small factory.There is also...
- DripseyDripseyDripsey is a village in County Cork on the R618 regional road. It is situated on a tributary of the River Lee, the Dripsey River. It is in the Catholic parish of Inniscarra. Other areas in this parish are Berrings, Cloghroe, Tower and Mathey...
- DromahaneDromahaneDromahane is a village located south west of the town of Mallow, County Cork, Ireland on the R619 regional road.Centered around a main crossroads, the village overlooks the Blackwater Valley. The village is part of the parish of Kilshannig....
- DunderrowDunderrowDunderrow is a small village in County Cork, Ireland located on the R605 Regional Road between Innishannon and Kinsale. Dunderrow signifies the fortress of the oak-plain, and the large dun from which it is called, half a mile south of the village.-External Links:* * Ordnance Survey Ireland....
- DungourneyDungourneyDungourney is a village in County Cork, Ireland on the R627 regional road northeast of Midleton. The Kiltha river flows through the village. St. Peter's National School is located in the centre.-Sport:* Dungourney GAA club* Dungourney Camogie Club...
- DunmanwayDunmanwayDunmanway is a town in County Cork, in the southwest of Ireland. It is the geographical centre of the region known as West Cork. It is probably best known as the birthplace of Sam Maguire, an Irish Protestant republican, for whom the trophy of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is...
- DurrusDurrusDurrus is a village located in West Cork, six miles from Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the head of the Sheep's Head and Mizen Head Peninsulas. A number of public gardens have been established in the area, including 'Kilvarock' and 'Cois Abhann'...
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- GlandoreGlandoreGlandore |Cork]] city.The village has several pubs, with traditional music. It is a very popular holiday destination for Irish holiday makers in particular. Famous homeowners include Margaret Jay, former leader of the House of Lords, and Tony O'Reilly. The village yacht club's official headquarters...
- GlanmireGlanmireGlanmire literally meaning ‘The valley of the small fish; The valley of the ploughed land:' The Still Vale: The Valley of the Young Fish) is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of 15,498....
- GlanworthGlanworthGlanworth is a village on the R512 regional road 8 km northwest of the town of Fermoy in County Cork, Ireland. It lies some 40 km northeast of the city of Cork, the county's administrative centre, and 210 km southwest of the capital, Dublin...
- GlasheenGlasheenGlasheen is a south central suburb of the city of Cork in Ireland. Glasheen has earned its name from the stream that flows through it, under the Glasheen Road. Glasheen means small stream in Irish.-People:...
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- GlengarriffGlengarriffGlengarriff is a village of approximately 800 people on the N71 national secondary road in the south-west region of County Cork, Ireland. Known internationally as a tourism venue, it boasts many natural attractions...
- GlounthauneGlounthauneGlounthaune is a village situated some 10 km east of Cork,on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee, in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland.-Transport:...
- GoleenGoleenGoleen is a small rural village in County Cork on the south-western tip of Ireland. Farming and construction work are the main occupations of the local people. Many are involved with some aspect of the tourist business, looking after some of the many holiday homes which surround the village...
- Gougane BarraGougane BarraGougane Barra is a settlement, west of Macroom in County Cork, Ireland.The name Gougane Barra comes from Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century. The present ruins date from around 1700 when a priest called Denis O'Mahony...
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- KanturkKanturk-Transport:*Kanturk railway station opened on 1 April 1889, closed for passenger traffic on 27 January 1947 and finally closed altogether on 4 February 1963. Kanturk is however served by the nearby Banteer railway station.-People:...
- KilbrittainKilbrittainKilbrittain or Killbrittain is the name of a village, townland and parish in County Cork, Ireland. The village lies about southwest of Bandon, and near Clonakilty and Kinsale. The coastal route around the edge of the parish is the R600...
- KilmichaelKilmichael, County CorkKilmichael is a village in County Cork, Republic of Ireland.The village is located on the R587 regional road between Macroom and Dunmanway.It was the scene of the famous Kilmichael Ambush....
- KilnamartyraKilnamartyraCill na Martra —anglicised as Kilnamartyra, Kilnamartery or Kilnamartra—is a small village in west County Cork, Ireland. It is close to Macroom and is within the Muskerry Gaeltacht....
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- KilworthKilworthKilworth is a village in north County Cork. It is also one half of the parish of "Kilworth and Araglin" in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.-Loation and access:...
- KinsaleKinsaleKinsale is a town in County Cork, Ireland. Located some 25 km south of Cork City on the coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon and has a population of 2,257 which increases substantially during the summer months when the tourist season is at its peak and...
- KnockavillaKnockavilla, CorkKnockavilla, Cork is a place in County Cork, Ireland, a few of kilometres from Crossbarry and Innishannon. St Patrick's is the name of the church. There is also a school, a pub and a graveyard, with about six houses in the area, with many more in the local townlands of Russell Hill and Clashanaimud...
- KnocknagreeKnocknagreeKnocknagree , is located in the north-west of County Cork in Ireland. Located on the R582 regional road it is 5 km north of Rathmore. It is approximately one mile from the Cork-Kerry border, and looks south towards the Blackwater River...
- KnockrahaKnockrahaKnockraha is a village in east County Cork, Ireland. In the village there is a pub, church, primary school and community hall.-History:The village is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Glounthaune which came into existence in the late eighteen hundreds, being an amalgamation of the ancient...
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- LiscarrollLiscarrollLiscarroll is a village in County Cork, Ireland The village is located on the R522 regional road near Mallow and Buttevant about two miles south of River Awbeg.-Liscarroll Castle:...
- LisgooldLisgooldLisgoold is a small village in East Cork, Ireland.Famous inhabitants: Crystal Swing, P.N Fitzgerald one of the early members of the GAA, and Tomas McCabe .-References:...
- LismireLismireLismire is a village in the north west of County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland.Lismire has a G.A.A club which have many titles to their name.-History:...
- LombardstownLombardstownLombardstown is a village seven miles from the town of Mallow in County Cork, Ireland.It has a Co-op and a post office. Its main employer is the mill.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland-References:...
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- MacroomMacroomMacroom is a market town in Ireland located in a valley on the River Sullane, a tributary of the River Lee, between Cork and Killarney. It is one of the key gateways to the tourist region of West Cork. The town recorded a population on 3,553 in the 2006 national census...
- MallowMallow, County CorkMallow is the "Crossroads of Munster" and the administrative capital of north County Cork, in Ireland. The Northern Divisional Offices of Cork County Council are located in the town....
- MayfieldMayfield, CorkMayfield, historically called Ballinamought , is an area in the northeast of Cork City, Ireland.-Geography:Mayfield is bounded to the north by the Glen River Valley, an aquiferous geological formation produced by a receding glacier during the last Ice Age...
- MeelinMeelinMeelin is a village in northern Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland. At 832 feet above sea level it is thought to be Ireland's highest village although Glencullen, Dublin sits 27.5 metres above Meelin at 922 feet. The village is situated near the border of Cork and Limerick.-History:Fulacht fiadh's are...
- MidletonMidletonMidleton, historically Middleton , is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. It lies some 22 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare...
- MilfordMilford, County CorkMilford is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the townland of Kilbolane on regional road R515, close to the border with County Limerick....
- MillstreetMillstreetMillstreet is a town in north County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 1,500. It is located at the foot of Clara Mountain. The town's Catholic church is dedicated to St. Patrick. Since October 1985, the town has been twinned with Pommerit-le-Vicomte in Brittany, France...
- Minane BridgeMinane BridgeMinane Bridge is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the townland of Minane, 15 km south of Cork City and 5 km south of Carrigaline.-Sport:Minane bridge is home to Tracton GAA club....
- MitchelstownMitchelstownMitchelstown is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 3300. Mitchelstown is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains close to the Mitchelstown Caves and is 28 km from Cahir, 50 km from Cork and 59 km from Limerick...
- MonardMonard, County CorkMonard is a planned new settlement situated to the north-west of Cork City in Ireland. It is expected to cover and contain 5,000 new dwellings for 13,000 people as well as schools, a medical centre and other facilities...
- MonkstownMonkstown, County CorkMonkstown is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the old barony of Kerrycurrihy. It lies 9 miles southeast of Cork city on the estuary of the River Lee, facing Great Island and looking onto Monkstown Bay....
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- MourneabbeyMourne AbbeyMourneabbey is a small parish just south of Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, on the main Mallow-Cork Road and Rail Line. The population of the parish is about 1,000 people. There are two churches and schools in the area, Analeentha and Burnfort.-History:The Abbey was built c. 1199 by the Knights...
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- WaterfallWaterfall, Co CorkWaterfall is a village in the townland of Ballymah near Cork City, Ireland. It is built on the L2230 road, connecting Crossbarry to the city. There is a pub on the Crossbarry side of the village. The West Cork Railway once went past Waterfall. A railway bridge is still in place on the road leading...
- WatergrasshillWatergrasshillWatergrasshill is a small town in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. The 2006 census recorded a population of 1,068.Bypassed in 2003, the town is situated on the R639 road. It is accessible via junction 17 of the M8 motorway...
- WhiddyWhiddy IslandWhiddy Island is an island near the head of Bantry Bay, Ireland. It is approximately long and wide. The topography comprises gently-rolling glacial till, with relatively fertile soil...
- WhitegateWhitegate, County CorkWhitegate is a small village on the eastern shore of Cork Harbour in County Cork, Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballincarroonig or Ballincarroony. It was once a busy fishing port and well known for its lace-making. In the 20th century Ireland's only Oil Refinery was built on Corkbeg...