Ballygarvan
Baile Garbháin | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Ballygarvan church | |
  Ballygarvan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′N 8°28′W / 51.833°N 8.467°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | 556 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Ballygarvan (Irish: Baile Garbháin)[2] is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies 9 km south of Cork City. The village had a population of 556 inhabitants as of the 2022 census.[1][3]
Location
[edit]Occupying the eastern half of Ballinhassig parish, the village lies in the valley between Myrtle Hill and Meadstown Hill, beside the River Owenabue. The village is just off the Cork–Kinsale road with Cork City 9 km to the north. Cork Airport is located 2 km away in the Farmers Cross area.[4]
Amenities and sport
[edit]Facilities in Ballygarvan include a Catholic church, a primary school, a public house, a hairdresser and a creche. In 1921, the village school was burned down by British forces following an Irish Republican Army (IRA) ambush in nearby Ballinhassig.[5][6]
The village also has a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club and playing pitch.[4] The GAA club, Ballygarvan GAA, won the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship in 2004.[7]
Notable people
[edit]- Emer Dillon, Cork camogie player
- Liam MacCarthy, GAA patron after whom the Liam MacCarthy Cup is named
- Ger Spillane, Cork Gaelic footballer
- Stephen White, Cork hurler
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Ballygarvan". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Baile Garbháin". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Ballygarvan (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Ballygarvan". Cork Guide. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Liam MacCarthy Cup and GAA local history". ballygarvangaa.ie. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Local History". ballygarvanns.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Junior a HC – Cork GAA". gaacork.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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