Kilnamartyra

Kilnamartyra Cill na Martra
Village
Kilnamartyra Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°54′01″N 9°04′57″W / 51.900323°N 9.082518°W / 51.900323; -9.082518Coordinates: 51°54′01″N 9°04′57″W / 51.900323°N 9.082518°W / 51.900323; -9.082518
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Irish Grid Reference	W253726
Official name: Cill na Marta

Kilnamartyra, Kilnamartery or Kilnamartra (Irish: Cill na Martra, meaning "church of the martyr", Irish pronunciation: [ˈkʲiːlʲ n̪ˠə ˈmʷɑrˠtˠərˠə] )^[1] is a Civil Parish in west County Cork, Ireland.

Geography

The 35 townlands of Kilnamartyra were part of the barony of West Muskerry.

Culture

The local national school is called Scoil Lachtain Naofa. It is a Gaelscoil and is named after Saint Lachtain, the patron saint of Cill na Martra.

There are several amenities in the village such as the local GAA pitch and two pubs. Kilnamartyra is home to renowned fiddle player Connie O'Connell.

Industry

Kilnamartyra has been home to the Prince August Toy Soldier factory since 1976, which manufactures and sells a range of military and fantasy figurines and home-making kits. They have a Visitors Centre which is open to the public.

Transportation

Cill na Martra is one kilometre from the L3402 local road which joins the N22 road, which is three kilometres away.

References

1. ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

Places in County Cork County town: Cork Towns Bandon Bantry Clonakilty Cobh Cork Fermoy Kinsale Macroom Mallow Midleton Passage West Skibbereen Youghal Market towns, villages and Townlands Adrigole Aghabullogue Aghada Ahakista Aherla Ahiohill Allihies Annabella Ardfield Ardgroom Ballinacurra Ballinadee Ballinagree Ballinascarty Ballincollig Ballineen Ballingeary Ballinhassig Ballinora Ballinspittle Ballintemple Ballycotton Ballydehob Ballydesmond Ballygarvan Ballylickey Ballymakeera Ballymore Ballyvourney Baltimore Banteer Béal na Bláth Belgooly Belvelly Blarney Boherbue Buttevant Canovee Carrigadrohid Carrigaline Carriganimmy Carrigtwohill Castlehaven Castlelyons Castlemartyr Castletown-Kinneigh Castletownbere Castletownroche Castletownshend Charleville Churchtown Cloghroe Clondulane Cloughduv Cloyne Coachford Conna Coolea Courtmacsherry Crookhaven Crookstown Crossbarry Crosshaven Cullen Doneraile Douglas Drimoleague Dripsey Dromahane Dungourney Dunmanway Durrus Enniskean Eyeries Farran Fermoy Fountainstown Glandore Glanmire Glanworth Glasheen Glenbrook Glengarriff Glounthaune Goleen Gougane Barra Halfway Innishannon Kanturk Kilbrittain Kilmichael Kilnamartyra Killumney Kilworth Knockavilla Knocknagree Knockraha Leap Liscarroll Lisgoold Lismire Lombardstown Lyre Mayfield Meelin Milford Millstreet Minane Bridge Mitchelstown Monard Monkstown Montenotte Mourneabbey Nad Newcestown Newmarket Nohoval Ovens Rathcormac Riverstick Roberts Cove Rockchapel Rosscarbery Rylane Sallybrook Schull Shanagarry Shanbally Shanballymore Timoleague Togher Tower Union Hall Upton Waterfall Watergrasshill Whiddy Whitegate Landforms Mountains Ballyhoura Mountains Boggeragh Mountains Caha Mountains Derrynasaggart Mountains Galtee Mountains Mullaghareirk Mountains Shehy Mountains Slieve Miskish Mountains Rivers River Bandon River Blackwater River Lee Heads Brow Head Mizen Head Sheep's Head Islands Bere Island Cape Clear Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Great Island Sherkin Island Lists of townlands of County Cork Mountains and hills of County Cork Rivers of County Cork Geography of County Cork