Ballydesmond

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Ballydesmond
Baile Deasumhan
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Ballydesmond
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°11′N9°14′W / 52.183°N 9.233°W / 52.183; -9.233
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Cork
Population
 (2016) [1]
210

Ballydesmond (Irish : Baile Deasumhan), formerly Kingwilliamstown, [2] is a rural village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the Blackwater River (near its source in Menganine) on the Cork-Kerry border. The Ballydesmond quarry is an area of geological interest, containing the best example of tundra forest polygons found in Ireland. [3] It is located at the junction of the R577 and R578 regional roads.

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History

Ballydesmond was established in the 1830s as a model village, and named Kingwilliamstown after King William IV of the United Kingdom. It had formerly been known as Tooreenkeogh. [4] In 1951, it was officially renamed Ballydesmond, an anglicisation of the Irish name Baile Deasumhan. [5] This is thought to refer to legendary rebel, the 15th Earl of Desmond, who is believed to have taken refuge in the nearby hills.[ citation needed ] However, Kingwilliamstown remained the official name of the townland.

Daniel Buckley, Hannah Riordan and Bridget Delia Bradley from Ballydesmond survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. [6] [7] [8]

The Tureengarriffe ambush occurred near Ballydesmond, where a number of British army officers were killed during the Irish War of Independence by untrained members of the local flying column of the Irish Republican Army. Nora Herlihy, a founder member of the Irish League of Credit Unions, is from Ballydesmond. [9]

Local economy

Ballydesmond's local economy is based around a number of small businesses.[ citation needed ] Bob's Bar, which was opened until the late 1990s, was re-opened in 2006, with a restaurant and take-away opened later on.[ citation needed ] Ballydesmond is also home to a large employer in the Cork-Kerry region, construction materials company, Munster Joinery.

Transport

The village is located on what was formerly the main Cork–Tralee road. The village centre is on the R577 regional road where it is joined by the R578 from the north and just west of where it is joined by the R582 from the south, and is about 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Newmarket and 20 km (12 mi) east of Castleisland, County Kerry.

Education

There are two primary schools in the parish. Ballydesmond National School sits beside the local church, overlooking the village. Foilogohig National School, or "Foyle" as it is locally known, used to operate in North Ballydesmond, catering for students who live a long distance from the village. There is also a crèche in Ballydesmond. Foilogohig N.S closed at the end of the 2008–2009 school year as there was insufficient numbers for the school to remain open. Ballydesmond N.S. got an internal refurbishment in 2010.

Culture

Ballydesmond lies in the Sliabh Luachra area which is famed for its traditional Irish music and culture. There is the Sliabh Luachra Bar (John D's) in the village.

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References

  1. ↑ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballydesmond". Central Statistics Office (Ireland) . Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Baile Deasumhan/Ballydesmond". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University . Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ↑ Chapter 3 Archived 10 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine . (PDF) . corkcoco.ie. Retrieved on 23 April 2012.
  4. ↑ MacLysaght, Edward (1960). More Irish families. O'Gorman. p. 87.
  5. ↑ S.I. No. 138/1951 — Local Government (Change of Name of Townland) Order, 1951. Irish Statute Book.
  6. ↑ Mr Daniel Buckley. Encyclopedia-titanica.org. Retrieved on 23 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Miss Hannah Riordan. Encyclopedia-titanica.org. Retrieved on 30 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Miss Bridget Delia Bradley. Encyclopedia-titanica.org. Retrieved on 23 April 2012.
  9. ↑ Nora Herlihy Archived 8 September 2012 at archive.today . Ilcu.ie. Retrieved on 23 April 2012.

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