Castlemartyr
Sign in to saveCastlemartyr (, formerly anglicised as Ballymarter or Ballymartyr) is a large village in County Cork, Ireland. It is around east of Cork city, 10 km (6 mi) east of Midleton, 16 km (10 mi) west of Youghal and 6 km (4 mi) from the coast. Approximately 1,600 people live in the village and its hinterland. It is situated on the N25 national primary road and the R632 regional road. The Kiltha River, a tributary of the Womanagh River, flows through the village.
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- Region
- Munster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,277
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Castlemartyr
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Main Street Castlemartyr, Co Cork - geograph.org.uk - 1427317.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main Street, Castlemartyr
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland County Cork
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in County Cork
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Munster
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- County Cork
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Dáil Éireann
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Cork East
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- EU Parliament
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- South
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Cork
- Elevation
- 15
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Main Street Castlemartyr, Co Cork - geograph.org.uk - 1427317.jpg
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- Commons category
- Castlemartyr
- Irish Grid Reference
- W963732
- historic county
- County Cork
- native label
- Baile na Martra
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-history
- Ballyoughtera
- The Fitzgeralds
- Demise of the Fitzgeralds
- Earls of Shannon
- Famine
- War of Independence
- Rolling Stones
- Today
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Castlemartyr (, formerly anglicised as Ballymarter or Ballymartyr) is a large village in County Cork, Ireland. It is around east of Cork city, 10 km (6 mi) east of Midleton, 16 km (10 mi) west of Youghal and 6 km (4 mi) from the coast. Approximately 1,600 people live in the village and its hinterland. It is situated on the N25 national primary road and the R632 regional road. The Kiltha River, a tributary of the Womanagh River, flows through the village.
It is home to a number of community and sporting organisations, a 15th-century tower house (Castlemartyr Castle, now a ruin), and an 18th-century country house (Castlemartyr House, now a hotel).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castlemartyr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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