Kilworth ()
is a village in north
County Cork
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, Ireland, located about north of
Fermoy
Fermoy () is a town on the Munster Blackwater, River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,700 people. It is located in the barony (Ir ...
near the
River Funshion
The River Funshion (; ) is a river in Munster, Ireland, a tributary of the Munster Blackwater.
Course
The River Funshion rises in the Galtee Mountains at Kilbeheny, near the County Limerick–County Tipperary border. It flows southwards past ...
. The
M8 Cork–Dublin motorway passes nearby. Kilworth has an army camp, located on the
R639 regional road between
Mitchelstown
Mitchelstown () is a town in the north of County Cork, Ireland with a population of over 3,740. It is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains. Mitchelstown is 13 km south-west of the Mitchelstown Cave, 53 km nor ...
and Fermoy. The village is in a
townland
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and
civil parish
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of the same name.
[ Kilworth is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.
]
History
The name Kilworth comes 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 ...
term , literally meaning 'church of the order'. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Kilworth was a notable settlement on the old Dublin
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to Cork
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
Places Ireland
* ...
road, prior to the construction of the T6/old N8/R639 road from Fermoy to Cashel
Cashel (an Anglicised form of the Irish language word ''Caiseal'', meaning "stone fort") may refer to:
Places in Ireland
*Cashel, County Tipperary
**The Rock of Cashel, an ancient, hilltop fortress complex for which Cashel is named
** Archbishop ...
and from Cashel to Urlingford
Urlingford () is a town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is also a civil parish within the barony of Galmoy. The town is in the north west of the county, along the boundary with County Tipperary, 16 km north-east of Thurles.
Access
The tow ...
between 1739 and the mid-nineteenth century. Numerous accounts and maps dating from the 1680s tell of armies and travellers journeying from Fermoy to Clogheen and onwards to Dublin via Kilworth and Kilworth Mountain.
Amenities and attractions
Kilworth Arts centre is a theatre venue in the centre of the village. It was previously used as a church.
Kilworth (Glenseskin) forest is located about 1 km from the village centre.
Economy
Teagasc
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The ...
has an agricultural research facility based at Moorepark, just outside Kilworth. The village is within commuting distance of many centres of employment, including Cork city.
Notable people
*Redmond Barry
Sir Redmond Barry (7 June 181323 November 1880), was an Irish-born judge in the Australian colony of Victoria. A major figure in the early civic life of Melbourne, Barry was instrumental in founding several key institutions in the city, in ...
(1813–1880), the colonial judge who sentenced Ned Kelly
Edward Kelly (December 185411 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader, bank robber and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing armour of the Kelly gang, a suit of bulletproof ...
in Australia, was from Ballyclogh House near Kilworth.
*David Richard Pigot
David Richard Pigot, Privy Council of Ireland, PC, King's Counsel, KC (c. 1796 – 22 December 1873) was one of the leading Irish judges of his time. His children included John Edward Pigot, a noted music collector and one of the founders of the ...
(c.1796–1873), judge who was Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer
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. His eldest son, John Edward Pigot, was also born in Kilworth and was one of the founders of the National Gallery of Ireland
The National Gallery of Ireland () houses the national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another on Clare Street, Dublin, Clare Street. It ...
.
* Gearoid Towey (born 1977), three-time Olympian, attended primary school in Kilworth and has a monument in the village commemorating his 2001 World Championship victory.
See also
* List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
{{County Cork
Towns and villages in County Cork
Civil parishes of County Cork
Townlands of County Cork