Bartlemy () is a small village and

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. It is located in the

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close to the town of

Rathcormac Rathcormac () is a small town in north County Cork, Ireland. Previously situated on the main Cork to Dublin road (the N8), it was bypassed in 2006 by the M8. The former N8 through the town's main street is now the R639 regional road. Rathcor ...

. The local

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church is dedicated to

Saint Bartholomew Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). New Testament references The name ''Bartholomew ...

and was built . A "

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", dedicated to the same saint, is located to the south-west. The village's former

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(built ) closed in 1991. As of 2024, the local national (primary) school had over 90 pupils enrolled.

Bartlemy Fair

The Bartlemy Horse Fair was a fair held at Bartlemy cross annually in September. Reputedly, dating back to the 1600’s there were the two great Horse Fairs were held on the 4th and 19th of the month - or two days at either side of those to allow for Sundays and Church holidays. While it is highly unlikely that

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himself ever attended the fair tradition has it that his famous white horse Marengo was bought at the fair by a French Army horse-buyer. Very little information is available online about the fair but it is said that it rivaled the biggest and best in Ireland when it was still held. The last fair was sometime in the 1930's

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Towns and villages in County Cork {{Cork-geo-stub

Bartlemy Fair

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