Banteer
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Banteer is a small town in north County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. It is near the larger town of Mallow, County Cork. Located in the district of northern Cork known as Duhallow. Local sporting organisations include a Gaelic football club known simply as "Lyre" after a nearby village. Glen Theatre [1]
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[edit] History
In 1651, the battle of Knocknaclashy, the last pitched battle of the Irish Confederate Wars, took place near the village, when English Parliamentarians under Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery defeated an Irish force under Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry.
[edit] Transport
- Banteer railway station opened on 16 April 1853 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 September 1976.[1] It is on the Dublin to Tralee railway line.
[edit] References
- ^ Banteer station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
[edit] See also
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