Kilworth (Irish: Cill Uird)[2] is a village in north County Cork, located about 2 kilometres north of Fermoy near the river Funcheon. The M8 Cork–Dublin motorway passes nearby. Kilworth has an army camp, located on the R639 regional road between Mitchelstown and Fermoy. Kilworth is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.
Kilworth
Irish: Cill Uird | |
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Village | |
Kilworth Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 52°10′35″N 8°14′39″W / 52.176399°N 8.2441702°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | Cork |
Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,055 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | R833027 |
The name Kilworth comes from the Irish language term "Cill Úird", literally meaning "church of the order". In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Kilworth was a notable settlement on the old Dublin to Cork road, prior to the construction of the T6/old N8/R639 road from Fermoy to Cashel and from Cashel to Urlingford between 1739 and the mid-nineteenth century. Numerous accounts and maps dating from the 1680s tell of armies and travellers journeying from Fermoy to Clogheen and onwards to Dublin via Kilworth and Kilworth Mountain.[3]
Kilworth Arts centre is a theatre venue in the centre of the village. It was previously used as a church.[citation needed]
Kilworth (Glenseskin) forest is located about 1 km from the village centre.
Teagasc has an agricultural research facility based at Moorepark, just outside Kilworth. The village is within commuting distance of many centres of employment, including Cork city.[citation needed]