Kilnamartyra
Cill na Martra Kilnamartery Kilnamartra | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°54′01″N 9°04′57″W / 51.900323°N 9.082518°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Irish Grid Reference | W253726 |
Official name: Cill na Martra |
Kilnamartyra (Irish: Cill na Martra [ˌciːl̠ʲ n̪ˠə ˈmˠaɾˠt̪ˠəɾˠə], meaning church of the martyr or church of the relic)[1] is a village and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. It is located around half-way between Killarney and Macroom.[2] The parish is a kilometre from the L3402 local road which joins the N22 road, three kilometres away.
Historically its townlands were part of the barony of Muskerry West.[3] The local national school is called Scoil Lachtain Naofa. It is a gaelscoil and is named after Saint Lachtain, the patron saint of Cill na Martra.[4] Other amenities in the village include a GAA pitch and two pubs.