Nad or Nadd () is a small village in the south-east of the
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Duhallow
Duhallow () is a barony located in the north-western part of County Cork, Ireland.
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of Irish counties and used in the administration of justice and the raisi ...
, in north
County Cork
County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...
,
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. It is located on the
Kanturk
Kanturk () is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about from Cork and Limeric ...
to Cork route (
R579) in the foothills of the
Boggeragh Mountains
The Boggeragh Mountains () are located in County Cork, Ireland, with the Munster Blackwater to the north and the River Lee to the south of the hills. With an elevation of , the highest peak is Musheramore (). The landscape consists of peat b ...
, at the confluence of the Nadd and Glen Rivers. The population of the village and surrounding areas is approximately 170 people. The population has been increasing over a number of years, with many young families now living in the area.
Nad is located within the
Cork North-West (Dáil constituency)
Cork North-West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects three deputies ( Teachtaà Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional ...
and is part of the traditional home of the
O'Keeffe
O'Keeffe () is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork, particularly around Fermoy and Duhallow. The name comes from ''caomh'', meaning "kind", "gentle", "noble" Some reformed spellings present it as ''Ó Cuà ...
clan.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Cork
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