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Ballinadee
Ballinadee () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies in the parish of Courceys, approximately 12 km by road west of Kinsale and 9 km south east of Bandon. Ballinadee is on the banks of the River Pound, which flows into the River Bandon, and has a school, one shop and two pubs. Built heritage Ballinadee Church, the local Anglican (Church of Ireland) church, has been in the centre of the village since 1759. There is also a large flour mill building nearby, which dates to and which was described in Samuel Lewis's 1837 ''Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'' as a "mill of great power, which was much improved in 1836". Sport Courcey Rovers GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinspittle and Ballinadee. De Courcey Albion is the local soccer club, also based in Ballinspittle and Ballinadee. People * Liam Deasy (1896–1974), Irish Republican Army officer who fought in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War, was from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courcey Rovers GAA
Courcey Rovers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the villages of Ballinspittle and Ballinadee in County Cork, Ireland. The club fields both hurling, Gaelic football and camogie teams. It has historically concentrated on hurling. The club is part of the Carrigdhoun division of Cork competitions. It used to be part of Carbery GAA but moved in the mid-1970s to Carrigdhoun GAA as it felt that it would be offered a higher chance to be able to win county championships, as there are more hurling clubs in the south east division. The pitch is named after hurling legend Jim O'Regan. History Gaelic games in Courcey's date back to the foundations of the Association itself and beyond, but up until the 1940s there were various clubs scattered in the parish ( Old Head, Kilcolman, Old Blues, Castlepark) and then two clubs in the parish from Ballinspittle and Ballinadee. In January 1904, the first official West Cork Board was set up. They ran off the first official West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |