Kealkill () is a small village in

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 ...

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, located 10.3 kilometres from Bantry and 75.8 kilometres from

Cork City Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's ...

. Its amenities include a church, a shop, a school, a community playgroup, two public houses and a GAA club ( St Colum's).

History

Stone circle

Kealkill stone circle Kealkill stone circle is a bronze age axial five-stone circle located just outside the village of Kealkill, County Cork in southwest Ireland. When it was excavated in 1938 it was thought the crucial axial stone indicated an alignment to the n ...

is an archaeological site with a very small 5-stone recumbent stone circle, a pair of outlier standing stones, and the remains of a radial stone cairn.

Breeny More Stone Circle Breeny More Stone Circle is an axial stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. Location Breeny More Stone Circle is situated southeast of Kealkill, overlooking Bantry Bay to the west. Another stone circle lies to ...

also stands nearby, while

Maughanasilly Stone Row Maughanasilly Stone Row is a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. Location The stone row is located to the northeast of Lough Atooreen, on the eastern slopes of Knockbreteen, north of Kealkill. Another stone cir ...

is in the hills to the north. Visitors to the circle can view Bantry Bay to the west, Cnoc Baoi to the north and the Sheha Hills to the east. A series of walks connect the circle to

Carriganass Castle Carriganass Castle (''Caisleán Charraig an Easa'' in Irish, meaning ''The Castle on the Rock of the Waterfall'') is a 16th-century tower house in County Cork. It is situated about 8 kilometres north-east of Bantry, close to the village of Kea ...

and the

Sheep's Head Sheep's Head, also known as Muntervary ( ga, Rinn Mhuintir Bháire), is the headland at the end of the Sheep's Head peninsula situated between Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay in County Cork, Ireland. The peninsula is popular with walkers, and ...

Way.

Irish Civil War

On Wednesday 19 April 1922, the first fatalities of the Irish Civil War occurred in Kealkill when two soldiers of the Republican

IRA Ira or IRA may refer to: *Ira (name), a Hebrew, Sanskrit, Russian or Finnish language personal name *Ira (surname), a rare Estonian and some other language family name *Iran, UNDP code IRA Law *Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, US, on status of ...

(Anti Treaty) army were killed. These were volunteers Kelly and Cronin, both from nearby Bantry.

Notable residents

Rowland Robert Teape Davis Rowland Robert Teape Davis (c.1807–27 February 1879) was a New Zealand labour reformer, hotel-keeper and politician. He was born in Bantry Bay, County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county ...

(b. 1807), advocate of Catholic emancipation, Oddfellow and New Zealand working class agitator. * Alan O'Connor (b. 1985), Cork senior footballer and All-Ireland Senior football winner in 2010.

References

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History

Stone circle

Irish Civil War

Notable residents

See also

References