Ovens
Ovens, formerly also Athnowen, is a small village and electoral division adjacent to the town of Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland. The 2006 census recorded that the population of Ovens ED was then 1,703 people - an increase of 62.1% from the 2002 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Ovens, County Cork”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St John the Baptist Church and Kilcrea Castle.
Kilcrea Castle
Forest
Photo: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilcrea Castle is a ruined 15th-century towerhouse and bawn located near the Kilcrea Friary, west of Cork City, Ireland. The tower house and friary were both built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry. Kilcrea Castle is situated 3½ km west of Ovens.
Kilcrea Friary
Cemetery
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Kilcrea Friary is a ruined medieval abbey located near Ovens, County Cork, Ireland. Both the friary and Kilcrea Castle, located in ruin to the west, were built by Observant Franciscans in the mid 15th century under the invitation of Cormac Láidir MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry, as protection from English troops. Kilcrea Friary is situated 3 km west of Ovens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aherla and Farran.
Aherla
Village
Photo: Oliver Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aherla is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, with a population of 562. It is in the townlands of Aherla More and Rathard. Aherla is built on a limestone shelf typical of County Cork's ridges and valleys. Aherla is situated 5 km west of Ovens.
Farran
Locality
Photo: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farran is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens. It lies on the southside of the River Lee. Farran is 12 miles west from Cork City on the N22 road. Farran is situated 5 km west of Ovens.
Ballincollig
Suburb
Ballincollig is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork city in Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork city, beside the River Lee on the R608 road. Ballincollig is situated 6 km northeast of Ovens.
Ovens
- Category: human settlement
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86658° or 51° 51′ 60″ northLongitude
-8.66668° or 8° 40′ 0″ westElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
9C3HV88M+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 52226398OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Ovens” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ovens”
- Catalan: “Ovens”
- Dutch: “Ovens”
- German: “Ovens”
- Irish: “na hUamhanna”
- Irish: “Na hUamhanna”
- Polish: “Ovens”
- Russian: “Овенс (Корк)”
- Russian: “Овенс”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ovens”. Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.