Kilcorney

Kilcorney or Kilcorny[1] (Irish: Cill Cóirne)[2] is a small village and Civil Parish in the Barony of Muskerry West in northwest County Cork, Ireland. It is situated some 38 km northwest of Cork, 17 km north of Macroom, and 7 km east of Millstreet. In 2006, the population of the Kilcorney Electoral Division was 305. Kilcorney is part of the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency).

Kilcorney

Cill Cóirne
Village
Kilcorney
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°03′45″N 08°57′43″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Geography

Townlands of Kilcorney are Crinaloo (North and South), North Horsemount, South Horsemount, Knockanroe, Laharn, Drombeg, Stonefield, Killeen, Glenleigh, Blackrock, Knockgorm, Lissacapia, Ivale, Mushera, Finnanefield, Baunreagh, Brookpark, Donoure.

The Kerrymans table is a large flat rock where people rested and goods were collected situated on the Old Butter Road on the slopes of Mushera mountain which was constructed in 1747. It is 3 miles from Kilcorney on the road to Rylane exactly midway between Killarney and Cork City, 25 miles on either side.

Mushera mountain overlooks Kilcorney standing at 2,118 feet high, the highest mountain in the Boggeragh range.

Culture

School in Kilcorney was built in 1864.

The Kilcorney Féis, a festival of traditional Irish arts and culture, is held in Kilcorney Community Centre each year.

Sport

Kilcorney players play for Dromtarriffe GAA which plays gaelic football and hurling at all levels and St. John's GAA which is a gaelic football club only. It has no underage level and competes at Junior "B" only

See also

References
  1. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/old-friendships-new-beginnings-1748806.html
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland. Cill Coirne Verified 2011-05-15.


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