Farran
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Kilcrea Castle and Kilcrea Friary.
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 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aherla and Dripsey.
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.
Dripsey
Village
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Dripsey is a village in County Cork, Ireland, on the R618 regional road around 20 km west of Cork City. It is situated on a tributary of the River Lee, the Dripsey River. Dripsey is situated 4½ km north of Farran.
Coachford
Village
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Coachford is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the north side of the River Lee. The village is located in the civil parish of Magourney. Coachford is situated 5 km northwest of Farran.
Farran
- Type: Locality with 345 residents
- Description: village in Ireland
- Category: village
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.87363° or 51° 52′ 25″ northLongitude
-8.73626° or 8° 44′ 11″ westPopulation
345Elevation
94 metres (308 feet)Open location code
9C3HV7F7+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 52222051OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3291519Wikidata ID
Q4481305
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Farran” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Farran”
- Bulgarian: “Фаран”
- Cebuano: “Farran”
- Dutch: “Farran”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فاران”
- French: “Farran”
- German: “Farran”
- Irish: “An Fearann”
- Polish: “Farran”
- Romanian: “Farran”
- Russian: “Фарран (Ирландия)”
- Russian: “Фарран”
- Slovenian: “Farran”
- Spanish: “Farran”
- Swedish: “Farran”
- Turkish: “Farran”
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