Kildorrery () is a village in north

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. It lies at the crossroads of the

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from Mallow to

Mitchelstown Mitchelstown () is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 3,740. Mitchelstown is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains, 12 km south-west of the Mitchelstown Caves, 28 km from Cahir, 50& ...

and the R512 from

Kilmallock Kilmallock () is a town in south County Limerick, Ireland, near the border with County Cork. There is a Dominican Priory in the town and King's Castle (or King John's Castle). The remains of medieval walls which encircled the settlement are sti ...

Fermoy Fermoy () is a town on the River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,500 people. It is located in the barony of Condons and Clangibbon, and is in the Dái ...

. This hilltop village has views to the east of the

Galtee Mountains Galtymore or Galteemore () is a mountain in the province of Munster, Ireland. At , it is one of Ireland's highest mountains, being the 12th-highest on the Lists of mountains in Ireland#Arderins, Arderin list, and 14th-highest on the Lists of mo ...

and

Knockmealdown Mountains The Knockmealdown Mountains ( ga, Sléibhte Chnoc Mhaoldomhnaigh) are a mountain range located on the border of counties Tipperary and Waterford in Ireland, running east and west between the two counties. The highest peak of the range is Knockmea ...

with

Slievenamon Slievenamon or Slievenaman ( ga, Sliabh na mBan , "mountain of the women") is a mountain with a height of in County Tipperary, Ireland. It rises from a plain that includes the towns of Fethard, Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir. The mountain is ste ...

in the distance. To the north the Ballyhouras – the

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

road is flanked by two mountains, Castlegale and Carrigeenamronety (''Carraigín na mBróinte''). To the south, across the

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are the Nagle mountains, and to the west towards

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

the Paps are sometimes visible. The village hosts an annual food fair in which local families (of various nationalities) allow people to sample the cuisine of their native countries. The town has been the subject of a number of environmental concerns in the recent past including proposals for a municipal

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Ballyguyroe 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 ...

in 2001, and applications to

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in 2004 and 2008 to place a landfill in 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 ...

near the village. Kildorrery is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.

Economy

The local economy is based on agriculture. There is a large

horticultural Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

business, a national haulage firm and several small family run pubs and shops.

Education

The school on Fermoy Road was constructed in 1977 replacing the two-roomed "Old School" formerly known as Scart National School built at the height of the Great Famine in 1847.

References

Towns and villages in County Cork Civil parishes of County Cork {{Cork-geo-stub

Economy

Education

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