Glanworth
village in County Cork, Ireland
Glanworth (Irish: Gleannúir, meaning 'yew valley') is a village on the R512 regional road in County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of the town of Fermoy and 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Cork city. As of 2022, Glanworth's population was 628.
Glanworth has a Roman Catholic church, a school, one shop and two pubs. The village is locally known as 'The Harbour'. This is believed to stem from the Latin word, arbor, meaning tree, a reference to three oak trees that grew in Market Square and were a popular meeting place for locals. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Glanworth is within the Cork East Dáil constituency.
Built heritage
Labbacallee megalithic tomb
Dated to the early Bronze Age, Labbacallee wedge tomb is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Glanworth and is the largest wedge tomb in Ireland.
Glanworth Castle
The 13th-century Glanworth Castle was built beside the River Funshion by the Condon family, Norman settlers who arrived in the Cork area in the twelfth century.
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