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Churchtown, County Cork. / 52.27306°N 8.72944°W / 52.27306; -8.72944. Churchtown ( Irish: Brugh Thuinne) [2] is a village in County Cork, Ireland. The Irish name is Brugh / Brú Thuinne, meaning 'Great House of the Pastureland'. Churchtown is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.
Liscarroll. Village. Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0. Liscarroll is a village in County Cork, Ireland. The village is on the R522 regional road near Mallow and Buttevant about two miles south of River Awbeg. Liscarroll is situated 5 km west of Churchtown.
The suburb of Churchtown is probably named after St. Nahi's Church (Church of Ireland) just off the Churchtown road. It is more easily viewed these days from the William Dargan Bridge, close to Dundrum village. St. Nahi's was rebuilt several times—in 950, 1650 and 1750. The present restoration was completed in 1910.
Churchtown village is prettily situated in a fertile corner of north County Cork. The village, which formerly contained a number of thatched houses, was attacked and the greater part of it, including the Police Barracks burned in the year 1822. It was rebuilt between the years 1825 and 1849. The new Catholic Church was built in 1839.
Churchtown is an ideal location for touring the whole south-west of Ireland. It is situated close to thriving towns and cities that offer a variety of entertainment and shopping alternatives and Cork, Limerick, Blarney and Killarney are all just a short drive away. And for those who love the sea Churchtown is less than one hourﾒs drive from countless sandy beaches and coastal resorts ...
Sir Richard Cox, Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, writing in the year 1688 describes Churchtown village as follows: Churchtown, a small market town, near which is a large noble park and in it is a stately mansion named Burton Hall, belonging to Sir Richard Percival. Churchtown village is prettily situated in a fertile corner of north County ...
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Churchtown is a largely residential suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, between Dundrum and Rathfarnham. It is in the postal districts Dublin 14 and Dublin 16. ELY’S ARCH: Braemor Road is still marked by a triumphal arch from the 18th century, which originally led to Rathfarnham Castle. The erection of this gateway is attributed to ...
