Connagh () is a rural

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

in the historical barony of East Carbery (West Division) in

County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...

, Ireland. It is near the village of

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 ...

. As of the 2011 census, there were 28 people living in the townland, of which 14 were male and 14 female. The total housing stock was 12, of which one house was vacant. Connagh was previously home to a national (primary) school. Archaeological sites in the townland include a

ringfort Ringforts or ring forts are small circular fortification, fortified settlements built during the Bronze Age, Iron Age and early Middle Ages up to about the year 1000 AD. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are ...

with a

souterrain ''Souterrain'' (from French ', meaning "subterrain", is a name given by archaeologists to a type of underground structure associated mainly with the European Atlantic Iron Age. These structures appear to have been brought northwards from Gaul d ...

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Dáil Éireann debate - 22 Jun 1972 - Discussion on proposed closure of Connagh NS and amalgamation with Ballineen NS
Townlands of County Cork {{Cork-geo-stub

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