Mogeely () is a village 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. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 389 people. The village is in a

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and

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of the same name. Mogeely lies in

east Cork East Cork lies in south-west Ireland, in Ireland's largest county, County Cork. The term "East Cork" is used in tourism, sporting and other contexts, and is the name given to one of eight municipal districts of Cork County Council. East Cork c ...

, approximately north of

Castlemartyr Castlemartyr (, formerly anglicised as ''Ballymarter'' or ''Ballymartyr'') is a large village in County Cork, Ireland. It is around east of Cork city Cork ( ; from , meaning 'marsh') is the second-largest city in Republic of Ireland, Irel ...

off the N25 national primary road. Mogeely railway station was, until it closed in the 1970s, a stop on the

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Youghal Youghal ( ; ) is a seaside resort town in County Cork, Ireland. Located on the estuary of the Munster Blackwater, River Blackwater, the town is a former military and economic centre. Located on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a long ...

railway line. The nearest train station is now

Midleton railway station Midleton railway station is a railway station situated in Midleton, a town in south-eastern County Cork, in Ireland. It is the terminus station on the Cork to Midleton commuter service. Passengers can travel to Glounthaune station to transfe ...

. Located within a largely rural area, Mogeely hosted the

National Ploughing Championships The National Ploughing Championships () or NPC or the Ploughing, previously known as The National Ploughing Championships Machinery & Livestock Exhibition, is an outdoor agricultural show in Ireland incorporating a ploughing contest. Held eve ...

in 2005. Local employers include the Dairygold Co-Operative Society, which operates two cheese processing plants in the area. The Pine family, originally English, were the main landowners here from the 1580s to the early 1700s. Henry Pine was granted Mogeely under

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, holding it as a tenant of Sir

Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh (; – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebell ...

. During the serious disturbances in

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in 1598, he fled back to England, but later returned to Mogeely. His grandson, Sir

Richard Pyne Sir Richard Pyne (1644 – December 1709) was an Irish landowner, barrister and judge. He held office as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland from 1695-1709.Ball, F. Elrington ''"The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921"'' London John Murray 1926 pp.59-69 Bac ...

, was

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from 1695 to 1709. Their home, Mogeely Castle, no longer exists.

References

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