Dungourney

Dungourney (Irish: Dún Guairne, meaning "Guairne's fort"[1]) is a village in County Cork, Ireland on the R627 regional road 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Midleton. The river Dungourney flows through the village. St. Peter's National School is located in the centre. There is a church in the west of the village and a post office across the road. Rigney Bro's in located a short walk from the school, and there are several roads linking to Midleton, Castlematyr and Tallow.

Dungourney

Dún Guairne
Town
Dungourney from the west
Dungourney
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°58′10″N 8°05′25″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCork
Dáil ÉireannCork East
EU ParliamentSouth
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceW930795

Sport

Dungourney GAA Club and Dungourney Camogie Club are the local Gaelic games clubs.

The Fitzgibbon Cup, the hurling competition contested by university teams, is named after Dungourney man Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon. He was born in 1884, and went to school in the area before joining the Capuchin Franciscan Order in 1893. He died in 1938 and was buried at the Capuchin cemetery in Rochestown.[2]

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See also

References
  1. A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
  2. "Interview with Vincent Fitzgibbon, Nephew of Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon on the centenary of the Fitzgibbon Hurling Cup" Apr 23, 2012
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