Castlemartyr
Sign in to saveCastlemartyr (, formerly anglicised as Ballymarter or Ballymartyr) is a large village in County Cork, Ireland. It is around east of Cork city, 10 km (6 mi) east of Midleton, 16 km (10 mi) west of Youghal and 6 km (4 mi) from the coast. Approximately 1,600 people live in the village and its hinterland. It is situated on the N25 national primary road and the R632 regional road. The Kiltha River, a tributary of the Womanagh River, flows through the village.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 5 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Castlemartyr is referenced by 283 other articles, and connects out to Cork, time zone and Irish.
It is catalogued under topics including Former boroughs in the Republic of Ireland, Towns and villages in County Cork and Untranslated Irish place names.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Region
- Munster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,277
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Castlemartyr
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Main Street Castlemartyr, Co Cork - geograph.org.uk - 1427317.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main Street, Castlemartyr
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland County Cork
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in County Cork
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Munster
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- County Cork
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Dáil Éireann
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Cork East
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- EU Parliament
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- South
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Cork
- Elevation
- 15
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Main Street Castlemartyr, Co Cork - geograph.org.uk - 1427317.jpg
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- Commons category
- Castlemartyr
- Irish Grid Reference
- W963732
- historic county
- County Cork
- native label
- Baile na Martra
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-history
- Ballyoughtera
- The Fitzgeralds
- Demise of the Fitzgeralds
- Earls of Shannon
- Famine
- War of Independence
- Rolling Stones
- Today
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Castlemartyr (, formerly anglicised as Ballymarter or Ballymartyr) is a large village in County Cork, Ireland. It is around east of Cork city, 10 km (6 mi) east of Midleton, 16 km (10 mi) west of Youghal and 6 km (4 mi) from the coast. Approximately 1,600 people live in the village and its hinterland. It is situated on the N25 national primary road and the R632 regional road. The Kiltha River, a tributary of the Womanagh River, flows through the village.
It is home to a number of community and sporting organisations, a 15th-century tower house (Castlemartyr Castle, now a ruin), and an 18th-century country house (Castlemartyr House, now a hotel).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castlemartyr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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5 mapped locations