Clondrohid
| Clondrohid Cluain Droichead | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Clondrohid | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′45″N 09°01′20″W / 51.92917°N 9.02222°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Clondrohid (Irish: Cluain Droichead)[1] is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, four miles (6 km) north of Macroom. Population is estimated as 900 people living in the parish. The name of the village means 'the meadow of the bridges'. The name comes from the milling chaff blowing across the bridge onto the meadow across.
Local amenities include Clondrohid National School and community hall and a number of shops, pubs and services. A childcare facility is next to the GAA pitch which is also a preschool and an afterschool, which takes care of babies and children up to 12 years old. The village is home to Clondrohid GAA club. It has both hurling and football teams; both compete in the Muskerry division.
The area also has a castle in one of the townlands, Carraigaphooca. It is in a derelict state at present, but it is the hope of some locals that it should be reformed to its previous glory.
Much of the western side of the village is a part of the Irish speaking area, Gaeltacht. Many of the pupils of the national school go to the second level school in Ballyvourney to further their education through the medium of Irish. The others go to the De La Salle, St. Marys and McEgan College in Macroom.
References
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland. Cluain Droichead Verified 2011-02-26.
Coordinates: 51°55′45″N 9°01′20″W / 51.92917°N 9.02222°W