Fermoy
Sign in to saveFermoy () is a town on the River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,700 people. It is located in the historical barony of Condons and Clangibbon, and is in the Dáil constituency of Cork East.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fermoy
- Region
- Munster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 6,585
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.official_name
- Fermoy
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Fermoy, County Cork.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 150px
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.motto
- Let you stand forever
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Fermoy Weir.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- The weir on the Munster Blackwater through Fermoy
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Irish Grid Reference
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Cork
- Area
- +7.83
- Elevation
- +50
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Shares border with
- Glanworth
- Image
- Fermoy Weir.JPG
Show 3 more facts
- P190
- Ploemeur
- P7959
- County Cork
Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient
- Medieval times
- 18th and 19th centuries
- Garrison town
- 20th century
- Demographics
- Geography
- Economy
- Education
- Tourism
- Transport
- Religion
- People
- Film
- Twin towns
- Sport
- Further reading
- See also
- References
- External links
Fermoy () is a town on the River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,700 people. It is located in the historical barony of Condons and Clangibbon, and is in the Dáil constituency of Cork East.
The town's name is of Irish origin and refers to a Cistercian abbey founded in the 13th century. This abbey is believed to have been founded by Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond.