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Kiskeam or Kishkeam () is a village in north-west
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,
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. It is in the
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of Kilmeen in the Barony of Duhallow. Kiskeam is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency. It is around 35 km west of Mallow, and 55 km north-west of
Cork city Cork ( ; from , meaning 'marsh') is the second-largest city in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the List of settlements on the island of Ireland ...
.


Transport

Kiskeam lies on the R577 road which connects the N72 at Cloonbannin Cross to
Castleisland Castleisland () is a town and commercial centre in County Kerry in south west Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is known for the width of its main street. As of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, Castleisland had a population of 2,5 ...
and the N21, linking Mallow to
Tralee Tralee ( ; , ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the River Lee') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in ...
. The closest rail links include Millstreet, Rathmore and Mallow train stations.


Sport

In men sports Kiskeam is represented by
Kiskeam GAA Kiskeam GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Kiskeam in the northwest of County Cork, Ireland which is in the parish of Boherbue. The club plays Gaelic football in the Duhallow division of Cork GAA The Cor ...
which is a
Gaelic Football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
club only and competes in the Cork Senior Football Championship. In women's Gaelic football Kiskeam play for Araglen Desmonds Buí which is a combined team representing Kiskeam, Ballydesmond and Boherbue.


References

Towns and villages in County Cork {{County Cork