Shean Upper
Shean Upper is a quarter in County Cork, Munster. Shean Upper is situated nearby to the quarter Shean Lower, as well as near the hamlet Curraghnalaght.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blarney Castle and Blarney Woollen Mills.
Blarney Castle
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Woollen Mills
Warehouse
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blarney Woollen Mills was built in 1823. It was used mainly for spinning and weaving wool. The mill briefly closed for two years between 1973 and 1975, after which it was re-opened as an Irish heritage shop.
Blarney Castle Hotel
Hotel building
Photo: Caoimheen3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blarney Castle Hotel is a hotel building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blarney and Cloghroe.
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.
Cloghroe
Village
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. Cloghroe is situated 5 km southwest of Shean Upper.
Carrigrohane
Village
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 south of Shean Upper.
Shean Upper
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.93805° or 51° 56′ 17″ northLongitude
-8.55444° or 8° 33′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C3HWCQW+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 12521136880OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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