Kildorrery (Irish: Cill Dairbhre, meaning 'church of the oak-forest')[2] is a village in north County Cork, Ireland. It lies at the crossroads of the N73 road from Mallow to Mitchelstown and the R512 from Kilmallock to Fermoy. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2] Kildorrery is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.
Kildorrery
Cill Dairbhre | |
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Village | |
 Kildorrery lies on the N73 road in North Cork | |
  Kildorrery Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′46″N 08°25′37″W / 52.24611°N 8.42694°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | 357 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
The village, which sits on a hilltop plateau, overlooks the surrounding area.[3] To the east are the Galtee Mountains and Knockmealdown Mountains, with Slievenamon in the distance. To the north the Ballyhouras – the Limerick road is flanked by two mountains, Castlegale and Carrigeenamronety Hill (Carraigín na mBróinte). To the south, across the Blackwater Valley, are the Nagle mountains.[citation needed]
History
editEvidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort sites in the townlands of Ballynoe and Scart.[4] A ruined medieval church, within the village, dates to at least the 14th century.[5]
Bowen's Court, a former 18th century country house and home to writer Elizabeth Bowen, was built in nearby Farahy.[3]
The current Roman Catholic church, built c. 1840, is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew.[6]
Economy and culture
editAgriculture, including dairy farming, provides much of the local employment.[3] The village itself has several businesses, including a petrol station, grocery shop, fast food outlet, a bus/coach transportation service, restaurant/cafe, two pubs which present live music, several hair salons and beauticians, a bakery, sign makers/printers, a veterinarian, horticultural businesses, a haulage firm, a funeral parlour and a nursing home.[citation needed]
An annual festival, known as "Hillfest", takes place during the summer and is jointly run by the local community development group and by Kildorrery GAA club.[7]
Education
editKildorrery National School on Fermoy Road was constructed in the 1970s replacing the two-roomed "Old School", formerly known as Scart National School, which was originally built in 1847.[8] Kildorrery National School was opened in 1977, an amalgamation of Ballinguyroe and Scart National Schools. Kildorrery National School is a co-educational, Catholic primary school. There are ten full time teachers, one part time teacher and four special needs assistants in the school. As of the 2022/2023 school year, there were 195 pupils enrolled.[citation needed] Kildorrery also has a pre-school which operates from the community hall in the church grounds.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Local population data published following Census 2016". avondhupress.ie. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Cill Dairbhre / Kildorrery". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Volume Three - North Cork (PDF). Cork County Development Plan 2022 (Report). Cork County Council. 2022. p. 79. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "CO018". Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 2000.
- ^ "The History of Kildorrery". kildorrerycommunity.ie. Kildorrery Community Development Limited. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Saint Bartholomew's Church, Main Street, Scart, Kildorrery, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Hillfest is set to return this July to Kildorrery". The Corkman. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Scart, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
former national school, dated 1847 [..] two-bay gable-fronted projection added c. 1870 [..] plaque on projection reads 'Scart National School 1847' [..] the school served the Kildorrery community until it was replaced in the 1970s by a new school in the village of Kildorrery