
Inniscarra () is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
in the
barony of
Muskerry East,
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns ar ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It is located about 15km west of
Cork city. The local GAA club is
Inniscarra GAA
Inniscarra GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football, hurling and camogie teams in competitions organized by Cork GAA county board and the Muskerry divisio ...
and Dripsey GAA. Inniscarra is located on the north side of the
River Lee.
Inniscarra Dam is one of the two
Hydro-Electric Dams on the
River Lee.
People
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Rena Buckley
Rena Buckley is an Irish sportswoman who played at senior level for both the Cork county ladies' football team and the Cork county camogie team. She has also represented
Munster in the Gael Linn Cup and Ireland at international rules. Betw ...
; former captain of both the
Cork senior ladies' football team and the
Cork senior camogie team.
*
John Ryan, Irish and Munster rugby player is from Berrings, a townland in Inniscarra
References
Civil parishes of County Cork
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