Kilbehenny

Kilbeheny
Coill Bheithne
Village

The R639 through Kilbeheny
Kilbeheny
Coordinates: 52°17′41″N 8°12′17″W / 52.29472°N 8.20472°W / 52.29472; -8.20472Coordinates: 52°17′41″N 8°12′17″W / 52.29472°N 8.20472°W / 52.29472; -8.20472
Country Ireland
County County Limerick

Kilbehenny (Irish: Coill Bheithne[1]) is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, on the R639 regional road. It is situated on the County Cork border and is within two kilometers of the County Tipperary border. The village is 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Mitchelstown, the nearest town, and 1 km from Junction 12 of the M8 Dublin to Cork motorway.

Kilbeheny is home to a medieval cemetery, Kilbehenney Graveyard (also known as Kilbehenny Graveyard, Kilbeheny Graveyard). Gravestones located in that cemetery can be found at FIND A GRAVE website: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2264667

Transport

Until 30 June 2012 Kilbehenny was served by Bus Éireann Expressway route 8 from Cork to Dublin.[2]

See also


References

  1. ↑ http://www.logainm.ie/?text=Kilbehenny
  2. ↑ http://buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=251


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