Milford is a small village in County Cork

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...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. It is in the townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

 of Kilbolane on regional road

Regional road

A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...

 R515

R515 road

The R515 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs from 6km east of Abbeyfeale in County Limerick the N24 national secondary road near in Tipperary Town. En route it passes through Dromcolliher, Charleville and Kilmallock.The road is 84km long....

, close to the border with County Limerick

County Limerick

It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...

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Milford has two pubs, one shop with post office, a local church, an ancient castle, a primary school, a creamery, a Garda station and a tennis court. It has scored very highly in the National Tidy Towns competition

National Tidy Town Awards

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 in recent years. It is located half a kilometre from Kilbolane Castle

Kilbolane Castle

Kilbolane Castle is a historical fortification atop Kilbolane Hill, half a kilometre from the village of Milford, County Cork, Ireland. The castle was built in the 15th or 16th century but employed a 13th century Norman style with high walls joined by circular guard towers and surrounded by a moat,...

, historically the local seat of power.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland