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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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Castlemartyr
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
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- Main Street Castlemartyr, Co Cork - geograph.org.uk - 1427317.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main Street, Castlemartyr
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- Ireland County Cork
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- bottom
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- Location in County Cork
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Munster
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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- County Cork
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Article
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- 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
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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).