Timoleague
Sign in to saveTimoleague () is a village in the eastern division of Carbery East in County Cork, Ireland. It is located along Ireland's southern coast between Kinsale and Clonakilty, on the estuary of the Argideen River. Nearby is the village of Courtmacsherry. It is about south of Bandon and from Cork on the R600 coastal road. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
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- Timoleague
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- ga
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- Village
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- The R600 road passes through Timoleague
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Wikidata facts
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- human settlement
- Official name
- Tigh Molaige
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Cork
- Population
- +365
- Elevation
- +28
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.timoleague.ie
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- Timoleague Friary.jpg
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- County Cork
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Timoleague () is a village in the eastern division of Carbery East in County Cork, Ireland. It is located along Ireland's southern coast between Kinsale and Clonakilty, on the estuary of the Argideen River. Nearby is the village of Courtmacsherry. It is about south of Bandon and from Cork on the R600 coastal road. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
==History== Timoleague gets its name from its original Irish name Tigh Molaga, meaning the 'home (or house) of Molaga'. St. Molaga was reputed to have brought beekeeping/honey to Ireland. Honey production is still evident in the area. The village was formerly spelt Tagumlag, Tymulagy, Tymoleague. The town of Timoleague and much of the adjacent country belonged to the Hodnetts, an English family who settled in the area from Shropshire. Prior to this, it belonged to the O'Cowigs. In the reign of Henry III, a great battle was fought at Timoleague, between the Hodnetts, under Lord Phillip Hodnett, and the Barrys, under Lord Barrymore. The Hodnetts were routed, and their leader was killed. The Barrymores then became the owners of Timoleague, and they and their descendants retained possession until the 1800s, when it was purchased by the Travers family.