Glanworth
Gleannúir (Irish)
Village
Glanworth bridge and castle
Glanworth bridge and castle
Glanworth is located in Ireland
Glanworth
Glanworth
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°11′13″N 8°21′22″W / 52.187°N 8.356°W / 52.187; -8.356
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
603
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)IST (WEST)
Irish Grid ReferenceR7569403751

Glanworth (Irish: Gleannúir, meaning 'yew valley')[2] is a village on the R512 regional road in County Cork, Ireland.[3] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of the town of Fermoy and 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Cork city. As of 2016, Glanworth's population was 603.[1]

Glanworth has a Roman Catholic church, a school, one shop and two pubs. The village is locally known as 'The Harbour', this is believed to stem from the Latin word, arbor, meaning tree. Glanworth is within the Cork East Dáil constituency.

Built heritage

Labbacallee megalithic tomb

Dated to the early Bronze Age, Labbacallee wedge tomb is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Glanworth and is the largest wedge tomb in Ireland.[4]

Glanworth Castle

Glanworth Castle
Glanworth Bridge over the River Funshion

The 13th-century Glanworth Castle was built beside the River Funshion by the Condon family, Norman settlers who arrived in the Cork area in the twelfth century. The keep and the castle wall remain. The castle is now used mainly as a public walk.[3]

Glanworth Abbey

Glanworth Abbey was also built in the 13th century, next to the castle, by the Dominican order. The priory was desecrated in the 16th century. The priory's gable tracery window, now restored, was once part of the Protestant church, which is located in the Catholic graveyard.[5]

Glanworth Bridge

Built in the mid-17th century,[6] Glanworth Bridge is a narrow 13-arch bridge, and one of the oldest remaining examples in the region.[7] According to The Corkman, it is said to be the "narrowest and oldest public bridge in everyday use" in Europe.[7]

Glanworth Mill

Glanworth mill, built in the mid-19th century, is located along the banks of the River Funcheon and sits below the Norman castle. Built during the 1840 as part of a famine relief scheme, it is the site of the last remaining reverse undershot water wheel in Ireland.

Transport

Glanworth railway station opened on 23 March 1891, closed for passenger and goods traffic on 27 January 1947 and finally closed altogether on 1 December 1953. [8]

Because of its historical status as a town, it is at the convergence point of a number of minor roads.

Sport

The town has men's and women's Gaelic Athletic Association teams with a tradition in Gaelic football. In November 2009, Glanworth GAA's intermediate football team won the Cork Junior A Football Championship for the third time in their history, defeating Ballygarvan.

Glanworth is also home to the 105th Scout Group (Scouting Ireland),[9] and two association football (soccer) teams: Glanworth United and Glanworth Celtic.[10]

Film

Several scenes from the 1999 Bob Hoskins film Felicia's Journey were shot on location in Glanworth.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Glanworth". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gleannúir/Glanworth". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Glanworth's History". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
  4. ↑ "The Megalithic Portal". Retrieved 7 August 2007.
  5. ↑ "National Monuments:Churchtown". Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
  6. ↑ "Glanworth Bridge, Glanworth, County Cork". Buildings of Ireland. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  7. 1 2 "New life for oldest bridge". Independent News & Media. 12 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Glanworth station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
  9. ↑ "Glanworth Scout gathering". avondhupress.ie. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Blackwater Valley Local Community". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
  11. ↑ Leland, Mary (28 August 1998). "Trevor novel to be filmed in Cork". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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