Castletown-Kinneigh (), also known as Castletownkenneigh or simply as either Castletown or Kinneigh, is a small rural village near

Ballineen The twin villages of Ballineen () and Enniskeane, or Enniskean, () in County Cork in Republic of Ireland, Ireland are southwest of Cork (city), Cork city, on the R586 road (Ireland), R586 road. The linear settlement lies on the River Bandon be ...

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, Ireland. Castletown village has one pub.

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of

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and

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sites in the

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s of Castletown, Garland and Sleenoge. In Sleenoge townland, to the west of Castletown village, is a

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Kinneigh Round Tower Castletown-Kinneigh (), also known as Castletownkenneigh or simply as either Castletown or Kinneigh, is a small rural village near Ballineen in County Cork, Ireland. Castletown village has one pub. History Evidence of ancient settlement in the ...

, which dates to the early 11th century, is within an earlier 7th century monastic enclosure associated with St Mocholmóg. It is protected as a

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and maintained by the

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. The tower was used as a bell tower for a period for the nearby St Bartholomew's Church. This

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church is in the Kinneigh Union of the

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. The local

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church, in Enniskeane & Desertserges Parish within the

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, contains an altar sculpture by John Hogan which dates to 1845.

Sport

The area is home to the

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's GAA Diarmuid Ó Mathúna is a Gaelic Athletic Association based in Castletown-Kinneigh, in County Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club has both hurling and Gaelic football teams. The club is part of Cork GAA and also part of the Carbe ...

club, which was founded in 1968. The local soccer team, Castletown Celtic FC, has historically played in the

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. An

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track, associated with the Cork Autograss Racing Club, is located near the village. In July 2024, the Castletownkenneigh area hosted the All-Ireland road bowling championships.

References

External links

"Castletown" (a village) in Samuel Lewis' 1837 ''Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''
(via libraryireland.com)
"Kinneigh" (a parish) in Samuel Lewis' 1837 ''Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''
(via libraryireland.com) {{County Cork Towns and villages in County Cork

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