Killumney
| Killumney Cill na hOmnaí | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Killumney Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′05.99″N 08°39′32.30″W / 51.8683306°N 8.6589722°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Killumney (Irish: Cill na hOmnaí)[1] is a small village in Ovens in County Cork, Ireland. The village is part of the Ovens/Farran Parish.[2]
There is a newsagent's shop, a pub and a co-op store in the village.
Kilumney was served by Kilumney railway station on the Cork-Macroom Railway from 1866 to 1953.
The N22 national primary road (Ballincollig bypass) links Kilumney to Cork City. EMC, the big multi-national company, is based near Kilumney.
The nearest school is Ovens National School, which has over 300 pupils. The main river in the area is the River Bride. Knockonmore is the nearest village.
Killumney United FC is the soccer club of Killumney.
Patrick Cleburne
Bride Park Cottage in Killumney, is the birthplace of Major General Patrick Cleburne C.S.A., the highest ranking Irishman to serve in the American Civil War.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Irish Placenames Database - Killumney
- ↑ "Location of Ovens/Farran Parish". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Patrick Ronayne Cleburne’s Cork". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
