Castlelyons
Village in County Cork, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Castlelyons (Irish: Caisleán Ó Liatháin)[2] is a small village in the east of County Cork, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Barrymore.[3] The name is derived from a stronghold of the Uí Liatháin - an early medieval kingdom. It is situated 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Fermoy. In the 2016 census it recorded a population of 374. Castlelyons is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork East.
Castlelyons
Caisleán Ó Liatháin | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52.089°N 8.234°W / 52.089; -8.234 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Population | 374 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
There are two stone bridges that cross the River Bride into the village - one a small footbridge and the other a bridge which was part of the entrance into Barrymore Castle - the seat of the Earls of Barrymore. The parish has two churches at Bridesbridge and Coolagown, and also has a castle, two abbeys, a mausoleum, two holy wells, and many other historical sites.