Glanworth (Irish: Gleannúir, meaning "yew valley") is a village on the R512 regional road 8 km northwest of the town of Fermoy in County Cork, Ireland.[1] It lies some 40 km northeast of the city of Cork, the county's administrative centre, and 210 km southwest of the capital, Dublin. The combined population of Glanworth East and Glanworth West in 2006 was 1,316, an increase of 8.6% since 2002.[2]
Glanworth has a Roman Catholic church, a school, several shops, and ten pubs.The village is commonly referred to as 'The Harbour' . This stems from the ninth century invasion of vikings who sailed inland as far as the monastery in glanworth. The village was sacked and many of the women were taken back to Scandinavia as saltwives. Indeed to this day the chilling cry of 'come on the harbour' is often heard at sporting events.
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A 13th century castle built beside the River Funcheon 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 mainly used as a public walk or a courting area[1]
Built in the 13th century next to the castle by the Dominican order, the priory was desecrated in the 16th century. The Priorys' gable tracery window, now restored, was once part of the Protestant church, which is located in the Catholic graveyard.[3]
The Labbacallee wedge tomb is located 1.5 miles from Glanworth and is the largest wedge tomb in Ireland.[4]
It has men's and women's GAA Gaelic Athletic Association teams with a strong tradition in football with an Intermediate football team. In November 2009 they won the Cork Junior A football championship for the third time in their history, defeating Ballygarvan on a score of 8 points to 5 points. In 2011 they also won the u21 north cork football championship defeating neighbours fermoy by 4 points in a replay. It also has the 105th Scouting troop, and a soccer club with two teams: Glanworth United and Glanworth Celtic.[6]