Ballydesmond

"Kingwilliamstown" redirects here. For the place in South Africa, see King William's Town.

Ballydesmond
Baile Deasumhan
Village
Main Street
Main Street
Ballydesmond is located in Ireland
Ballydesmond
Ballydesmond
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°11′N 9°14′W / 52.183°N 9.233°W / 52.183; -9.233
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Population
 (2016)[1]
210

Ballydesmond (Irish: Baile Deasumhan), formerly Kingwilliamstown,[2] is a rural village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies on the Blackwater River (near its source in Menganine) on the Cork-Kerry border. The Ballydesmond quarry is an area of geological interest, containing the best example of tundra forest polygons found in Ireland.[3] It is located at the junction of the R577 and R578 regional roads.

  1. ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballydesmond". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Baile Deasumhan/Ballydesmond". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ Chapter 3 Archived 10 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine. (PDF) . corkcoco.ie. Retrieved on 23 April 2012.