The twin villages of Ballineen (Irish: Béal Átha Fhínín, meaning 'mouth of Fineen's ford')[2] and Enniskeane,[3][4] or Enniskean, (Irish: Inis Céin, meaning 'island of Cian')[5][6] in County Cork in Ireland are 43 km (26.72 mi) southwest of Cork City, on the R586 road. The linear settlement lies on the River Bandon between Bandon and Dunmanway.[4] The combined settlement is designated as a 'key village' by Cork County Council for planning purposes and,[4] as of the 2016 census, had a population of 692 people.[1]
Ballineen and Enniskean
Béal Átha Fhínín / Inis Céin Ballineen and Enniskeane | |
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Twin village | |
 Main Street Ballineen | |
  Ballineen and Enniskean Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°44′8″N 8°56′55″W / 51.73556°N 8.94861°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | 692 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Etymology
editBallineen derives its name from the Irish, Béal Átha Fhínín, meaning 'mouth of Fineen's ford'.[7]
Enniskean derives its name from the Irish, Inis Céin, meaning 'island of Cian'.[5][6] It takes this name from Cian Maol Muadh, a member of the O'Mahony family and local chieftain.[8][9] Cian married Sábh, the daughter of the High King of Ireland Brian Boru, and resided at Castlelands, Enniskean.[5] The priest and antiquarian John O'Mahony, born locally in 1844, noted that the "Irish-speaking people of that district always pronounced the word as if written in English, 'Inniskayn'".[10] Other Anglicised spelling variations include Enniskeen (used, for example, in some twentieth century census records).[11] Enniskeane is commonly used in the name of the Roman Catholic parish,[12][13] in the name of the local camogie club and routinely in Cork County Council publications.[14][15]
The combined census town has been labelled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) as Ballineen/Enniskean and Ballineen-Enniskean.[1][16]
History
editBallineen belonged first to the Earls of Cork and later to the Earls of Bandon. Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon improved the village in the mid-19th century by building a market house, courthouse, Wesleyan Chapel, Gothic church and two schools in the area. Ballineen held monthly fairs until the mid-1960s.[citation needed]
The Church of the Immaculate Conception, in the parish of Enniskeane and Desertserges, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross, was built in 1871.[17] Father Daniel Coveney had persuaded the then Duke of Devonshire to donate land for a new church. He donated £250 towards the costs of construction and gave 17 acres for the building of the church, a presbytery, stable, and grazing for the priest's horse.[18]
Located about a half-mile apart, each village was served by separate train stations on the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway, which opened in 1866.[19] These two separate train stations were closed and replaced with a combined station, Ballineen and Enniskean railway station, which opened in 1891.[20][21] A number of businesses, including a flax mill, were built close to the station, on the road between the two villages, ultimately "joining" the two.[5] Ballineen and Enniskean station closed in April 1961.[20]
Demographics
editIn the 30 years between the 1981 and the 2011 census, the population of the census town of Ballineen-Enniskean increased from 548 to 700 people.[16][22] As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 692.[1]
Economy
editThe main employers in the area include a large Carbery Group cheese and ingredients factory approximately 2 km (1.24 mi) west of Ballineen on the R586 road, and Grainger's Sawmills in Enniskeane.[4] The Grainger Group sawmill is one of the largest in Ireland,[23] and the Carbery cheese plant at Ballineen is the "largest cheese-making facility" in Ireland and produces one quarter of all Irish-made cheese, including the Dubliner Cheese brand.[24]
Amenities
editThe villages have a Gaelic Athletic Association club called St. Mary's GAA club and a camogie club called Enniskeane Camogie Club. The clubs have previously undertaken joint fundraising activities.[25]
The local association football (soccer) club, Riverside Athletic, plays its home games in Ballineen.[26]
People
edit- Fernand Auberjonois (1910–2004), Swiss-American journalist, had a cottage at Enniskeane[27]
- John Caulfield (b.1964), American-born footballer and manager of Galway United F.C., played for St. Mary's GAA and lived in Enniskeane and Ballineen[28]
- Fiona Everard (b.1998) Irish national champion runner, from Enniskeane[29]
- Phil Healy (b.1994) Irish national sprinting champion, from Ballineen[30]
- John O'Mahony (1844–1912), antiquarian and Roman Catholic priest from Enniskean[31]
- Joe Walsh (1943–2014), politician and TD for Cork South-West, was born in Ballineen[32]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballineen-Enniskean". census.cso.ie. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Béal Átha Fhínín / Ballineen". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Cork County Council (19 July 2022). "Mayor, Cllr. Danny Collins Officially opens the Ballineen and Enniskeane Community Walkway". Cork County Council. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Dunmanway Integrated Development Strategy 2007" (PDF). Dunmanway Inter-Agency Committee. Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via communityplanningtoolkit.org.
- ^ a b c d "The Twin Villages of Ballineen and Enniskean". ballineenandenniskean.weebly.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Inis Céin / Enniskean". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Cork Village Of Ballineen 1978". rte.ie. RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ O'Mahony, John (1908). "A history of the O'Mahony septs of Kinelmeky and Ivagha" (PDF). Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. 2. 14 (79): 134.
The genealogy of the O'Mahonys is traced up from Conn [..] to two other well-known place names :- "From this Kean (Cian, father of Mahon) was called Enniskean"
- ^ O'Mahony, Jeremiah (1961). West Cork and Its Story. Kerryman. p. 80.
One of Cian's residences was at Deargrath (red fort), which gave its name to the townland on which was built the village of Enniskean, called after Cian himself
- ^ O'Mahony, John (1913). History of the O'Mahony septs of Kinelmeky and Ivagha. Cork: Guy & Company.
Cian [..] occasionally lived at Enniskean, which was called after him [..] There was a fort there, Dearg Rath (Red Fort) which gave its name to the townland on which was built the village of Enniskean. [..] The Irish-speaking people of that district always pronounced the word as if written in English, "Inniskayn"
- ^ "1961 Census - Table 15 - Alphabetical List of Towns, with Populations, 1961" (PDF). CSO. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ National Library of Ireland (September 1810 – February 1882). "Enniskeane, Diocese of Cork and Ross Marriages". Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ National Library of Ireland. "Parish of Enniskeane". Catholic Parish Registers at the National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "West Cork Municipal District". Cork County Council. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Cork County Development Plan Review - Population and Housing - Background Document No. 2" (PDF). corkcoco.ie. Cork County Council. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ a b "1981 Census - Table 19 - Alphabetical list of Towns with their population in 1981" (PDF). CSO. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Diocese of Cork and Ross. "Parish of Enniskeane & Desertserges". Diocese of Cork and Ross. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Founded on faith in Mary: building Enniskeane Church". Enniskeane & Desertserges Parish. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Ballineen". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
The station, known officially as 'Ballineen & Enniskean', replaced two separate stations which served these villages in May 1891
- ^ a b "Irish Railways" (PDF). Railscot. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
Final Closure [..] Ballineen & Enniskean [..] 01.04.1961
- ^ "Ballineen and Enniskean Railway Station, Derrigra, Ballineen, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Ballineen-Enniskean (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Kelpie, Colm (26 April 2013). "Timber firms merge for €50m operation". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Pogatchnik, Shawn (23 April 2020). "Mozzarella next on menu as Carbery grows in Asia and US". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
The Carbery plant in Ballineen is the largest cheese-making facility in the State [..and..] produces a quarter of all Irish-made cheese, including its flagship Dubliner brand
- ^ McCarthy, Kieran (9 February 2021). "Dual player Jason Collins (29) steps up off the field to take over as St Mary's GAA Club chairman". southernstar.ie. Southern Star. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
Last year St Mary's GAA Club and Enniskeane Camogie Club joined forces for a fundraiser for Pieta House
- ^ "Meet West Cork's comeback kings". southernstar.ie. Southern Star. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
Riverside Athletic, needing a win to retain their WCSL U16 league title, found themselves 3-0 down at home in Ballineen to Bunratty United
- ^ Auberjonois, Fernand (1998). Ballade Irlandaise (in French). Editions Metropolis. ISBN 9782883400634.
Installé dans son cottage de Enniskeane, avec sa femme et son chat, à une quarantaine de kilomètres de West Cork
- ^ Murphy, Éamonn (22 December 2014). "Caulfield: I can't wait to get cracking again". eveningecho.ie. Evening Echo. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ O'Riordan, Ian (20 November 2023). "The startling running progress of Fiona Everard". Irish Times. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ McCarthy, Kieran (13 August 2021). "Olympic hero Phil Healy is home!". Southern Star. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Woods, C. J. (October 2009). "O'Mahony, John". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.006879.v1.
- ^ Kelleher, Olivia; Doyle, Kilian (9 November 2014). "Former Fianna Fáil minister Joe Walsh dies aged 71". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
Mr Walsh was born in Ballineen, Co Cork