Darrara or Darrary () is a rural
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
near
Clonakilty
Clonakilty (; ), sometimes shortened to Clon, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is located at the head of the tidal Clonakilty Bay. The rural hinterland is used mainly for dairy farming. The town's population as of 2016 was 4,592. Th ...
,
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...
in Ireland. The townland, of , is home to
Teagasc Teagasc (, meaning "Instruction") is the State-sponsored bodies of the Republic of Ireland, semi-state authority in the Republic of Ireland responsible for research and development, training and advisory services in the agri-food sector.
The offici ...
's Clonakilty Agricultural College (some structures of which date to the 1880s) and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (built in 1897). Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include a restored Iron Age
ringfort and a megalithic
standing stone (on the grounds of Sacred Heart church).
See also
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Lios na gCon
Lios na gCon () is a reconstructed ringfort located in Darrara, County Cork, Ireland.
It was excavated and reconstructed on its original location between August 1987 and August 1989 by Macra na Feirme from Clonakilty.
It opened to the public in ...
References
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Townlands of County Cork