Ballyguyroe (
Irish ''Baile an Ghaill Rua'', Town of the Red Foreigner/Frenchman/Norman. Spellings also in use: ''Ballinguyroe'' and ''Ballinguiroe''. Pronounced locally as ''"Ballinguyroo"''), North and South are rural townlands of
Farahy in the southern foothills of the
Ballyhoura Mountains
The Ballyhoura Mountains ( ga, An Sliabh Riabhach) are located in south-east County Limerick and north-east County Cork in central Munster, running east and west for about 6 miles on the borders of both counties.
Features
The southern part of th ...
in north
County Cork,
Ireland.
The local economy is largely agriculture and forestry.
The area came into prominence as the proposed location by the
Greenstar company for its planned dump
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- a proposal defeated by the locality at An Bord Pleanála in 2004 and 2008.
References
External links
Griffith's Valuation Ballyguyroe North
Griffith's Valuation Ballyguyroe South
Townlands of County Cork
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