Glanworth

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Village in County Cork, Ireland

title: "Glanworth" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-and-villages-in-county-cork", "civil-parishes-of-county-cork", "townlands-of-county-cork"] description: "Village in County Cork, Ireland" topic_path: "general/towns-and-villages-in-county-cork" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glanworth" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in County Cork, Ireland ::

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|official_name = Glanworth |native_name = ga |native_name_lang = ga |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = File:Glanworth (20).JPG |image_caption = Glanworth bridge and castle |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |coordinates = |blank_name_sec1 = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info_sec1 = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Munster |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = County Cork |unit_pref = Metric |elevation_m = 177 |population_as_of = 2022 |population_total = 628 |population_footnotes = |timezone1 = WET |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = IST (WEST) Glanworth () is a village on the R512 regional road in County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 8 km northwest of the town of Fermoy and 40 km northeast of Cork city. As of 2022, Glanworth's population was 628.

Glanworth has a Roman Catholic church, a school, one shop and two pubs. The village is locally known as 'The Harbour'. This is believed to stem from the Latin word, arbor, meaning tree, a reference to three oak trees that grew in Market Square and were a popular meeting place for locals. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Glanworth is within the Cork East Dáil constituency.

Built heritage

Labbacallee megalithic tomb

Main article: Labbacallee wedge tomb

Dated to the early Bronze Age, Labbacallee wedge tomb is located 1.5 mi from Glanworth and is the largest wedge tomb in Ireland.

Glanworth Castle

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Glanworth_Bridge_-geograph.org.uk-_1392152.jpg" caption="Glanworth Bridge over the [[River Funshion"] ::

The 13th-century Glanworth Castle was built beside the River Funshion by the Condon family, Norman settlers who arrived in the Cork area in the twelfth century. The keep and the castle wall remain. The castle is now used mainly as a public walk.

Glanworth Abbey

Glanworth Abbey was also built in the 13th century, next to the castle, by the Dominican order. The priory was desecrated in the 16th century. The priory's gable tracery window, now restored, was once part of the Protestant church, which is located in the Catholic graveyard.

Glanworth Bridge

Built in the mid-17th century, Glanworth Bridge is a narrow 13-arch bridge, and one of the oldest remaining examples in the region. According to The Corkman, it is said to be the "narrowest and oldest public bridge in everyday use" in Europe.

Glanworth Mill

Glanworth mill, built in the late 18th century, is located along the banks of the River Funshion and sits below the Norman castle. Converted to a woollen mill in the 1840s as part of a famine relief scheme, it is home to one of the last remaining reverse undershot water wheels in Ireland.

It was first owned as a woollen mill by the Daly family, whose Rossmore Mills represented the Irish woollen industry with 12 firms at the Great Exhibition and whose legacy continued at the Ardfinnan Woollen Mills. It became a woollen mill again under their extended family Messrs John F Quinlan & Company of the Glanworth and Bluebell Woollen Mills and represented the Irish woollen industry with 28 other firms at the 1883 Cork International Exhibition.

Transport

Glanworth railway station opened on 23 March 1891, closed for passenger and goods traffic on 27 January 1947 and finally closed altogether on 1 December 1953.

Because of its historical status as a town, it is at the convergence point of a number of minor roads.

Sport

The village has men's and women's Gaelic Athletic Association teams with a tradition in Gaelic football. In November 2009, Glanworth GAA's intermediate football team won the Cork Junior A Football Championship for the third time in their history, beating Ballygarvan.

Glanworth is also home to the 105th Scout Group (Scouting Ireland), and two former association football (soccer) teams: Glanworth United and Glanworth Celtic. Glanworth United played in division 2A of the Cork AUL, but subsequently disbanded.

Film

Several scenes from the 1999 Bob Hoskins film Felicia's Journey were shot on location in Glanworth.

References

| Northwest = Kildorrery 12 km | North = Ballindangan 5 km | Northeast = Mitchelstown 17 km | West = Castletownroche 7 km | Centre = Glanworth | East = Kilworth 6 km | Southwest = Mallow, County Cork 20 km | South = Ballyhooly 5 km | Southeast = Fermoy 7 km

References

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  2. "Gleannúir/Glanworth".
  3. "Glanworth's History".
  4. "Baile Caisleáin an Róistigh (B.) · the Schools' Collection".
  5. (25 February 2021). "Harbour Rovers' unique club name has roots in the heart of Glanworth".
  6. "The Megalithic Portal".
  7. "National Monuments:Churchtown".
  8. "Glanworth Bridge, Glanworth, County Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
  9. (12 January 2012). "New life for oldest bridge". Independent News & Media.
  10. "House of the week: Former watermill in picturesque location offers plenty of potential".
  11. (1851). "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851: Official Catalogue. Alphabetical Index of Names and Subjects. British and Foreign Priced Lists". Spicer Brothers.
  12. Hartnell, H. C.. (1883). "Illustrated guide to the Cork international exhibition".
  13. "Glanworth station". Railscot - Irish Railways.
  14. (8 November 2018). "Junior a Cork County Football Championship Final 08-11-2009".
  15. (23 December 2013). "Glanworth Scout gathering".
  16. "Blackwater Valley Local Community".
  17. https://m.facebook.com/people/GLANWORTH-UNITED/100049970481984/ {{Bare URL inline. (August 2024)
  18. "Cork AUL 2023/24 - Page 63".
  19. (28 August 1998). "Trevor novel to be filmed in Cork". The Irish Times.

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