Kildorrery
Village in County Cork, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kildorrery (Irish: Cill Dairbhre, meaning 'church of the oak-forest')[2] is a village in north County Cork, Ireland. It lies at the crossroads of the N73 road from Mallow to Mitchelstown and the R512 from Kilmallock to Fermoy. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2] Kildorrery is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.
The village, which sits on a hilltop plateau, overlooks the surrounding area.[3] To the east are the Galtee Mountains and Knockmealdown Mountains, with Slievenamon in the distance. To the north the Ballyhouras – the Limerick road is flanked by two mountains, Castlegale and Carrigeenamronety Hill (Carraigín na mBróinte). To the south, across the Blackwater Valley, are the Nagle mountains.[citation needed]
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort sites in the townlands of Ballynoe and Scart.[4] A ruined medieval church, within the village, dates to at least the 14th century.[5]
Bowen's Court, a former 18th century country house and home to writer Elizabeth Bowen, was built in nearby Farahy.[3]
The current Roman Catholic church, built c. 1840, is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew.[6]
Economy and culture
Agriculture, including dairy farming, provides much of the local employment.[3] The village itself has several businesses, including a petrol station, grocery shop, fast food outlet, a bus/coach transportation service, restaurant/cafe, two pubs which present live music, several hair salons and beauticians, a bakery, sign makers/printers, a veterinarian, horticultural businesses, a haulage firm, a funeral parlour and a nursing home.[citation needed]
An annual festival, known as "Hillfest", takes place during the summer and is jointly run by the local community development group and by Kildorrery GAA club.[7]
Education
Kildorrery National School on Fermoy Road was constructed in the 1970s replacing the two-roomed "Old School", formerly known as Scart National School, which was originally built in 1847.[8] Kildorrery National School was opened in 1977, an amalgamation of Ballinguyroe and Scart National Schools. Kildorrery National School is a co-educational, Catholic primary school. There are ten full time teachers, one part time teacher and four special needs assistants in the school. As of the 2022/2023 school year, there were 195 pupils enrolled.[citation needed] Kildorrery also has a pre-school which operates from the community hall in the church grounds.[citation needed]
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