Shanbally (Irish: ''An Seanbhaile'', meaning "the old town/homestead") is a small village located in south 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 ...

on the

N28 road The N28 road is a national primary road in Ireland. It connects the port and village of Ringaskiddy to the N40 South Ring Road in Cork city. The road begins at the Bloomfield Interchange on the N40 South Ring Road in Rochestown. It runs sout ...

. Shanbally is home to a

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, a

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, a pub, a shop and Shamrocks GAA club. The village is located close to

Ringaskiddy Ringaskiddy () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, and is 15 kilometres from Cork city, to which it is connected by the N28 road. The village is a port with passenger f ...

, Monkstown and

Carrigaline Carrigaline () is a town and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the River Owenabue. Located about south of Cork city, and with a population of 15,770 people, it is one of the largest commuter towns of the city. The R611 regio ...

. The local Catholic church is the church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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{{County Cork Towns and villages in County Cork

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