Derrinagree, also spelled Dernagree and Derinagree, () is a small village in north west of

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. It is in

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of Dromtarrife in the barony of

Duhallow Duhallow () is a barony located in the north-western part of County Cork, Ireland. Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of Irish counties and used in the administration of justice and the raisi ...

Location and amenities

Derrinagree is located just off the

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which links Mallow to

Killarney Killarney ( ; , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Killar ...

. The nearest market towns are

Millstreet Millstreet () is a town in north County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 1,722. Millstreet is within the civil parish of Drishane, and within a Poor Law Union also called Millstreet. The Millstreet Union encompasse ...

(8.5km) to the south and

Boherbue Boherbue (post office spelling) or Boherboy (Ordnance Survey spelling) () is a village in north-west County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The village is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kilmeen in the Barony of Duhallow, a ...

(6km) to the north. The village has no public transport. The closest rail links are from

and

Banteer Banteer () is a village in north County Cork, Ireland located in the civil parish of Clonmeen in the historic barony of Duhallow. It is near the town of Mallow. Banteer is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency. History In 1651, the B ...

stations. Derrinagree has a primary school and a Catholic church. Derrinagree used to have a post office, but it closed in 2015.

Sport

Dromtarriffe GAA Dromtarriffe GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the north-west of County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Duhallow division of Cork GAA. Their hurling team currently competes in the Duhallow Junior A Hurling Champi ...

club represents Derrinagree in

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and

hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

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

Location and amenities

Sport

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