Macroom
Sign in to savethumb|Map of the town Macroom (; ) is a market town in County Cork, Ireland, located in the valley of the River Sullane, halfway between Cork city and Killarney. Its population has grown and receded over the centuries as it went through periods of war, famine and workhouses, forced emigration and intermittent prosperity. The 2011 census gave an urban population of 3,879 people, while the 2016 census recorded 3,765 people. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Macroom
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Macroom Castle.jpg
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- Macroom Castle entrance and cannons
- Settlement.mapsize
- 230px
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- Location of Macroom in Ireland
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- Ireland#Europe
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- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Country
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Maigh Chromtha
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Cork
- Area
- +21.55
- Elevation
- +1
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.macroom.ie
- Image
- Macroom Town Hall.jpg
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22 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Neolithic
- Middle Ages
- Modern period
- Battle of Macroom
- Irish War of Independence
- Geography and climate
- Economy
- Tourism
- The Gearagh
- Carrigaphooca Castle
- Mountain Dew festival
- Churches
- Transport
- Education
- Notable people
- Gallery
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
thumb|Map of the town Macroom (; ) is a market town in County Cork, Ireland, located in the valley of the River Sullane, halfway between Cork city and Killarney. Its population has grown and receded over the centuries as it went through periods of war, famine and workhouses, forced emigration and intermittent prosperity. The 2011 census gave an urban population of 3,879 people, while the 2016 census recorded 3,765 people. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.
thumb|Bridge over the river Sullane, viewed from Masseytown Macroom began as a meeting place for the druids of Munster. It is first mentioned is in 6th-century records, and the immediate area hosted a major battle involving the Irish king Brian Boru. During the Middle Ages, the town was invaded by a succession of warring clans, including the Murcheatach Uí Briain and Richard de Cogan families. In the early modern period the MacCarthys took control and later the area found prosperity via milling. The MacCarthys built a series of tower houses, some of which survive. The family lost influence during the Williamite wars of the 1690s, after which authority over the town castle waxed and waned between the MacCarthys and a number of Anglo-Irish families.