Ballygarvan, County Cork

Ballygarvan
Baile Garbháin
Village
Ballygarvan

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 51°50′N 8°28′W / 51.833°N 8.467°W / 51.833; -8.467
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Cork
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Ballygarvan (Irish: Baile Garbháin)[1] is a village south of Cork City, in County Cork, Ireland.

The village and surrounding area has a population of between 1000 and 1500 residents. Occupying the eastern half of Ballinhassig parish, the village lies in the valley between Myrtle and Meadstown Hills, beside the River Owenabue. The village is just off the Cork-Kinsale road with Cork City 9 km to the north and Cork Airport only 2 km away.[2][3]

A typical small Irish village, facilities in Ballygarvan include a church, a primary school, a public house, a hairdresser, and a creche. The village has a GAA club and playing pitch.[2]

Ballygarvan GAA club won the Cork Junior Hurling Championship in 2004 and 2014. A housing estate was built in recent years and has drawn many newcomers. In 1921 the village school was burned down by British forces following an IRA ambush in nearby Ballinhassig.[4][5]

Notable local residents have included GAA patron Liam MacCarthy (after whom the Liam MacCarthy Cup is named), Cork footballer Ger Spillane Cork Hurler Stephen White and Cork Camogie player Emer Dillon.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland. Baile Garbháin Verified 2011-02-09.
  2. 1 2 "Ballygarven". Cork Guide.
  3. ↑ "Population".
  4. ↑ "Liam MacCarthy Cup and GAA local history".
  5. ↑ "Local History".

Coordinates: 51°50′N 8°28′W / 51.833°N 8.467°W / 51.833; -8.467


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