Articles of interest in Macroom
Gougane Barra (Irish: Guagán Barra, meaning "the rock of 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 …
Spike Island (Irish: Inis Píc) is an island of 103 Acres in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century star fort named Fort Mitchel.
Turners Cross is an all-seater football stadium located in and synonymous with the district of Turners Cross in Cork, Ireland.
The Elysian is a mixed-use Celtic Tiger-era building at Eglinton Street in Cork, Ireland.
Charles Fort (Irish: Dún Chathail) is a star fort located on the water's edge, at the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland.
Fota Island or Foaty Island (Oileán Fhóta in Irish) is a small island and townland in Cork Harbour, Ireland, just north of the larger island of Great Island. The name "Fota" is derived from the Irish "Fód te" meaning warm soil.
The English Market (Irish: An Margadh Sasanach), comprises Princes Street Market and Grand Parade Market, and is a municipal food market in the centre of Cork, Ireland. The market is administered by Cork City Council. The market is well supported lo…
Kent Station (Irish: Stáisiún Kent) is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Cork, Ireland.
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), formerly the Regional Technical College, Cork, is an Institute of Technology in Ireland, located in Cork, Ireland opened in 1973. The institute has 17,000 students (both part-time and full-time) in art, business, …
The Whiddy Island disaster, also known as the Betelgeuse incident, occurred on 8 January 1979, at around 1:00 a.m., when the oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded in West Cork, Ireland, at the offshore jetty of the Whiddy Island Oil Terminal, due to the fa…
Glanmire (Irish: Gleann Maghair) 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 the civil parish of Rathcooney in the barony of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
Haulbowline (Irish: Inis Sionnach), is the name of an island in Cork Harbour off the coast of Ireland. The world's first yacht club was founded in Haulbowline in 1720. The western side of the island is the main naval base and headquarters for the Ir…
Musgrave Park, also referred to as Irish Independent Park, is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane.
Cork University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoil Chorcaí), abbreviated as CUH, is the largest university teaching hospital in Ireland and is the only Level 1 trauma center in the country due to the presence of over 40 different medical and surgica…
Torc Waterfall (Irish: Easach Toirc) is a waterfall at the base of Torc Mountain, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland.
St Patrick's Street (Irish: Sráid Naomh Pádraig) is the main shopping street of the city of Cork in the south of Ireland.
Ringaskiddy (Irish: Rinn an Scidígh, meaning "Skiddy's Headland") is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, and is 15 kilometres from Cork city, to which it is connected by the N28 road. …
Páirc Uí Rinn (pronounced [ˈpˠaːɾʲc iː ˈɾˠiːn̪ʲ], "Ring Park") is a stadium in Cork owned by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
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