Kildorrery

Kildorrery Cill Dairbhre
Village
Kildorrery lies on the N73 road in County Cork
Kildorrery Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°14′46″N08°25′37″W / 52.24611°N 8.42694°W / 52.24611; -8.42694
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Population  (2016) [1]
• Total	357
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Kildorrery (Irish : Cill Dairbhre, meaning 'church of the oak-forest') ^[2] is a village in north County Cork, Ireland. It lies at the crossroads of the N73 road from Mallow to Mitchelstown and the R512 from Kilmallock to Fermoy. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. ^[2] Kildorrery is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.

The village, which sits on a hilltop plateau, overlooks the surrounding area. ^[3] To the east are the Galtee Mountains and Knockmealdown Mountains, with Slievenamon in the distance. To the north the Ballyhouras – the Limerick road is flanked by two mountains, Castlegale and Carrigeenamronety Hill (Carraigín na mBróinte). To the south, across the Blackwater Valley, are the Nagle mountains.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort sites in the townlands of Ballynoe and Scart. ^[4] A ruined medieval church, within the village, dates to at least the 14th century. ^[5]

Bowen's Court, a former 18th century country house and home to writer Elizabeth Bowen, was built in nearby Farahy. ^[3]

The current Roman Catholic church, built c. 1840, is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew. ^[6]

Economy and culture

Agriculture, including dairy farming, provides much of the local employment. ^[3] The village itself has several businesses, including a petrol station, grocery shop, fast food outlet, a bus/coach transportation service, restaurant/cafe, two pubs which present live music, several hair salons and beauticians, a bakery, sign makers/printers, a veterinarian, horticultural businesses, a haulage firm, a funeral parlour and a nursing home.^{[ citation needed ]}

An annual festival, known as "Hillfest", takes place during the summer and is jointly run by the local community development group and by Kildorrery GAA club. ^[7]

Education

Kildorrery National School on Fermoy Road was constructed in the 1970s replacing the two-roomed "Old School", formerly known as Scart National School, which was originally built in 1847. ^[8] Kildorrery National School was opened in 1977, an amalgamation of Ballinguyroe and Scart National Schools. Kildorrery National School is a co-educational, Catholic primary school. There are ten full time teachers, one part time teacher and four special needs assistants in the school. As of the 2022/2023 school year, there were 195 pupils enrolled.^{[ citation needed ]} Kildorrery also has a pre-school which operates from the community hall in the church grounds.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. "Local population data published following Census 2016". avondhupress.ie. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
2. "Cill Dairbhre / Kildorrery". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
3. Volume Three - North Cork (PDF). Cork County Development Plan 2022 (Report). Cork County Council. 2022. p. 79. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
4. "CO018". Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 2000.
5. "The History of Kildorrery". kildorrerycommunity.ie. Kildorrery Community Development Limited. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
6. "Saint Bartholomew's Church, Main Street, Scart, Kildorrery, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
7. "Hillfest is set to return this July to Kildorrery". The Corkman. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
8. "Scart, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 10 June 2023. former national school, dated 1847 [..] two-bay gable-fronted projection added c. 1870 [..] plaque on projection reads 'Scart National School 1847' [..] the school served the Kildorrery community until it was replaced in the 1970s by a new school in the village of Kildorrery