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Kanturk
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Also known as Ceann Toirc

Kanturk () is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about from Cork and Limerick, and lies just north of the main N72 road, from Mallow and about from Killarney. Kanturk is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.

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It sits within the topics Kanturk, Towns and villages in County Cork and Untranslated Irish place names.

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Place details

Region
Munster
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
2,350
Timezone
Europe/Dublin

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kanturk
Settlement.native_name_lang
ga
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Kanturk, County Cork - Kanturk Castle.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Kanturk Castle
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ireland
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.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
2,803
Settlement.timezone1
WET
Settlement.utc_offset1
+0

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Official name
Kanturk
Located in
County Cork
Area
3.12
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Official website
kanturk.ie
Image
Kanturk, County Cork - Kanturk Castle.jpg
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Commons category
Kanturk
Irish Grid Reference
R384029
historic county
County Cork
native label
Ceann Toirc
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  • History
  • Economy and amenities
  • Sport
  • Transport
  • People
  • See also
  • Notes
  • External links

Kanturk () is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about from Cork and Limerick, and lies just north of the main N72 road, from Mallow and about from Killarney. Kanturk is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.

==History== Located at a crossing point at the confluence of the River Allow and River Dalua, evidence of ancient settlement near Kanturk includes a number of ringfort, holy well and fulacht fiadh sites in the surrounding townlands of Coolacoosane, Curragh, Greenane and Gurteenard. The town's English name, Kanturk, derives from the Irish or , meaning head (or headland) of the boar.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kanturk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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