Cloghroe
Cloghroe is a village and townland on the R579 road in County Cork, Ireland. It is 7 miles northwest of Cork, close to Inniscarra and Tower. The Sheep River runs to the rear of the local pub Blairs Inn on the western side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blarney Castle and St Senan’s Church.
Blarney Castle
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Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446. Blarney Castle is situated 3½ km east of Cloghroe.
St Senan’s Church
Church
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St Senan's Church is a small Anglican Gothic Revival church located in Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland. It is dedicated to Senán mac Geirrcinn, who is the patron saint of Inniscarra. St Senan’s Church is situated 2½ km southwest of Cloghroe.
Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills
Ruins
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The Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills was one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government. Located in Ballincollig, Cork city, Ireland, largely in what is now the Ballincollig Regional Park, the powder mills were originally opened in 1794 as a private enterprise, before being taken over by the British Government during the Napoleonic Wars. Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills is situated 3½ km southeast of Cloghroe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blarney and Ballincollig.
Blarney
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Blarney is a village in County Cork, nowadays incorporated into the nearby city of Cork. It's been on the tourist circuit for almost 300 years thanks to its castle and Blarney Stone. It's also a commuter town for Cork, with a population in 2016 of 2539.
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 4 km southeast of Cloghroe.
Carrigrohane
Village
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Carrigrohane is a village and civil parish situated on the south bank of the River Lee to the west of the city of Cork in Ireland. It is connected by the Carrigrohane Straight, 4 miles west of Cork and is also in the northeastern part of Ballincollig. Carrigrohane is situated 5 km southeast of Cloghroe.
Cloghroe
- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Cork, Munster, Ireland
- Categories: townland and locality
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.91972° or 51° 55′ 11″ northLongitude
-8.6186° or 8° 37′ 7″ westElevation
71 metres (233 feet)Open location code
9C3HW99J+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1424437574OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Cloghroe” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cloghroe”
- Dutch: “Cloghroe”
- Irish: “Cloch Reo”
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