Killumney
Killumney (Irish: Cill na hOmnaí)[1] is a village in Ovens in County Cork, Ireland. The village is part of the Ovens/Farran Parish.[2] Killumney is part of the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency).
Killumney Cill na hOmnaí | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Pub in Killumney | |
  Killumney Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′05.99″N 08°39′32.30″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population (2016) | 1,132 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
There is a newsagent's shop, a pub and a co-op store in the village.
Kilumney was served by Kilumney railway station on the Cork-Macroom Railway from 1866 to 1953.
The N22 national primary road (Ballincollig bypass) links Kilumney to Cork City. Dell EMC, a multi-national computer storage company, is based near Kilumney.
The nearest school is Ovens National School, which had over 330 pupils as of 2013.[3] The main river in the area is the River Bride.
Killumney United FC is the soccer club of Killumney.
People
Bride Park Cottage in Killumney is the birthplace of Major General Patrick Cleburne C.S.A., the highest ranking Irishman to serve in the American Civil War.[4]
References
- Irish Placenames Database - Killumney
- "Location of Ovens/Farran Parish". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- "Whole School Evaluation - Ovens National School, Ovens, Co Cork" (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- "Patrick Ronayne Cleburne's Cork". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
