Castlemartyr

Castlemartyr
Baile na Martra
Village
Main Street, Castlemartyr
Main Street, Castlemartyr
Castlemartyr is located in County Cork
Castlemartyr
Castlemartyr
Location in County Cork
Coordinates: 51°55′N 8°03′W / 51.917°N 8.050°W / 51.917; -8.050
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Dáil ÉireannCork East
EU ParliamentSouth
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 (2016)[1]
1,600
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceW963732

Castlemartyr (Irish: Baile na Martra, formerly anglicised as Ballymarter or Ballymartyr)[2] is a large village in County Cork, Ireland. It is around 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Cork city, 10 km (6 mi) east of Midleton, 16 km (10 mi) west of Youghal and 6 km (4 mi) from the coast. Approximately 1,600 people live in the village and its hinterland.[1] It is situated on the N25 national primary road and the R632 regional road. The Kiltha River, a tributary of the Womanagh River, flows through the village.[3][4]

It is home to a number of community and sporting organisations, a 15th-century tower house (Castlemartyr Castle, now a ruin),[5][6] and an 18th-century country house (Castlemartyr House, now a hotel).[7]

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Castlemartyr". Census 2016. CSO. 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Castlemartyr / Baile na Martra (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
  3. ^ "Fish kill on 5.5km stretch of Kiltha River, Co. Cork". Iascach Intíre Éireann. 14 August 2012.
  4. ^ Siggins, Lorna (15 August 2012). "Test results to confirm source of river fish kill". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ "Munster - County Cork - Castle Martyr". The Clastles of Ireland. Lee Johnson. Retrieved 7 December 2018. 15th century enclosure castle with a five-storeyed towerhouse, built on the probable site of a 12th century earthwork castle
  6. ^ "Castlemartyr Castle". castles.nl. Castles NL. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Castlemartyr House, Castlemartyr, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 7 December 2018.