Ballygarvan, County Cork
Ballygarvan
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Ballygarvan (Irish: Baile Garbháin)[2] is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies 9 km south of Cork City.
The village had a population of 556 inhabitants as of the
Facilities in Ballygarvan include a church, a primary school, a public house, a hairdresser, and a creche. The village has a GAA club and playing pitch.[3]
Cork Junior Hurling Championship in 2004 and 2014. In 1921 the village school was burned down by British forces following an IRA ambush in nearby Ballinhassig.[5][6]
Notable local residents have included GAA patron Liam MacCarthy (after whom the Liam MacCarthy Cup is named), Cork footballer Ger Spillane, hurler Stephen White and camogie player Emer Dillon.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sapmap area - Settlements - Ballygarvan". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland. Baile Garbháin Verified 2011-02-09.
- ^ a b "Ballygarven". Cork Guide.
- ^ "Population".
- ^ "Liam MacCarthy Cup and GAA local history". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Local History". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.