| Tower Teamhair
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Tower
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 3,102 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | W632766 |
Tower (Irish: Teamhair) is a burgeoning village located in County Cork, Ireland, situated approximately 10 km northwest of the city of Cork. In the 2002 Census, the population was 3,032, having grown a dramatic 116.3% since the 1991 Census. In the 2006 census however it had only added another 170 people leaving it with a population of 3,102.
Tower is located in the parish of Inniscarra, it is 3 km from the village of Blarney, home of the famous Blarney Stone. The village is notable for having the largest Centra Supermarket in Ireland.
The first inhabitations of Tower were built by the O'Mahony builders over a hundred years ago along the Model Village Road. Two pubs exist in the village : The Huntsman and Aunties Bar
Some estates in Tower include Seanacloc, Oakmount, Laureston Crescent and Gleann Na Ri. The first