Shanballymore

Shanballymore
An Seanbhaile Mór
Village
Wallstown Castle, a medieval tower house, lies just west of Shanballymore in Wallstown townland
Wallstown Castle, a medieval tower house, lies just west of Shanballymore in Wallstown townland
Shanballymore is located in Ireland
Shanballymore
Shanballymore
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°13′12″N 08°28′35″W / 52.22000°N 8.47639°W / 52.22000; -8.47639
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Area
 • Land3,866 acres (1,565 ha)
Population165
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Shanballymore (Irish: An Seanbhaile Mór, meaning 'big old town',[2] colloquially Shanbla) is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. It neighbours the towns of Doneraile, Kildorrery and Castletownroche, and is off the main route from Mallow to Mitchelstown. Shanballymore is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.

The village has a pub "The Corner House", a school and a Catholic church. The church is dedicated to Christ the King.[3] Shanballymore GAA is the local GAA club.

The village had a population of 165 people as of the 2016 census.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements -Shanballymore". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office.
  2. ^ "An Seanbhaile Mór / Shanballymore". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Christ the King". Retrieved 10 October 2012.