Macroom (Irish: Maigh Chromtha) is a market town and civil parish in the barony of Muskerry West, County Cork, Ireland. It is situated in a valley of the River Sullane, about halfway between Cork city and Killarney. The name in Irish Gaelic may mean "meeting place of followers of the god Crom" or "crooked oak", the latter a reference to a large oak tree that grew in the town-square during the reign of King John.
Population: 3,169
Latitude: 51° 53' 60.00" N
Longitude: -8° 56' 60.00" W
Whiddy Island (Irish: Oileán Faoide) is an island near the head of Bantry Bay, Ireland. It is approximately 5.6 km (3.5 mi) long and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) wide. The topography comprises gently-rolling glacial till, with relatively fertile soil. As late as…
Lough Leane (from Irish Loch Léin, meaning "lake of learning") is largest of the three lakes of Killarney.
Mayfield, historically called Ballinamought (from Irish: Baile na mBocht, meaning "town of the poor"), is an area in the northeast of Cork City, Ireland.
Mangerton or Mangerton Mountain (Irish: an Mhangarta) is a mountain in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. At a height of 839 m (2,753 ft) it is the tallest of the Mangerton range and 25th tallest in Ireland.
Garnish Island (sometimes Garinish Island, or Garinis in Irish), is an island in Glengarriff harbour, part of Bantry Bay in southwest Ireland, which is a popular tourist attraction.
Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Blackpool area of Cork city, Ireland.
Collins Barracks is a military barracks on the Old Youghal Road on the north side of Cork in Ireland. Originally serving as a British military barracks from the early 19th century, it was surrendered to the Irish military following the Irish War of …
The Black Valley in County Kerry, is a remote location in the Macgillycuddy's Reeks situated south of the Gap of Dunloe and north of Moll's Gap.
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The Shehy Mountains (Cnoic na Síofra in Irish, meaning Hills of the animal hides") are a range of low mountains situated on the border between County Cork and County Kerry, in Ireland.
The Diocese of Cloyne (Irish: Deoise Chluana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archbishop of Cashel.
The Mardyke (Irish: An Mhuirdíog) is an area in Cork city, on the northern half of the long western part of the island formed by the two channels of the River Lee near the city center. It was historically left as open space, because the land along t…
Killarney railway station is a station on the Mallow to Tralee line serving the town of Killarney in County Kerry.
Glantane East is a megalithic complex situated 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) from Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. It is set in the Keel River valley on the north-west upper slopes of Musherabeg mountain, in the townland of Glantane.
Cúil Aodha (pronounced [ˈkuːlʲ ˈeː]), anglicised as Coolea, is a townland and village in the Gaeltacht region of Muskerry in County Cork, Ireland.
Crossbarry (Irish: Crois an Bharraigh) is a small village on the R589 Regional Road in the Innishannon parish, about sixteen kilometres west of Cork City, Ireland and about ten kilometres east of Bandon. The River Owenabue flows through the village.…
Coachford (Irish: Áth an Chóiste) is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the north side of the River Lee.
Barryscourt Castle (Caisleán Chúirt an Bharraigh in Irish) is a castle located in eastern County Cork in southern Ireland, close to the town of Carrigtwohill.