Garranewaterig (), sometimes known as Gurranes or Gurrane, is a

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

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of Knockavilly 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 ...

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. It lies to the north of

Innishannon Innishannon or Inishannon () is a large village on the main Cork (city), Cork–Bandon, County Cork, Bandon road (N71 road (Ireland), N71) in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on the River Bandon, the village has grown d ...

and

Crossbarry Crossbarry () is a small village on the R589 road (Ireland), R589 regional road in Innishannon parish, County Cork, Ireland. It is about 20 km southwest of the city of Cork City, Cork. The River Owenabue flows through the village. The We ...

, and is close to the main road to

Killumney Killumney () is a village in Ovens in County Cork, Ireland. The village is part of the Ovens/Farran Parish. Killumney is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West. There is a newsagent's shop, a pub, a Co-Op Store and a hair salon in ...

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, and

Ballincollig Ballincollig () is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork city in Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork city, beside the River Lee on the R608 road. In 2016 it was the largest town in County Cork, at which time the ...

. A tributary of the Owenaboy river flows through Gurrane on its way to join the river at Crossbarry. The area has one primary school - Gurrane National School. A former principal of the school, Richard Barrett, was executed in 1922 in revenge for the killing of Sean Hales. They had been childhood friends.

Name

The name of the townland is derived from the

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

word ''garrán'', meaning "grove". There are several other townlands (in County Cork and elsewhere in Ireland) which have a similar derivation.

References

External links

Gurrane National School
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