23-567: Jerry Lucey (born 1945 in Ballyvourney , County Cork ) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Naomh Abán and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1960s. This Cork Gaelic football biographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ballyvourney Ballyvourney ( Irish : Baile Bhuirne [ˌbˠalʲə ˈwuːɾˠn̠ʲə] , meaning 'Town of
46-679: A number of championship titles to its name. Anthony Lynch , a native of Ballyvourney and a player on the local football team also plays for the Cork senior football team . The local association football (soccer) club, Sullane F.C., fields teams in the West Cork league in senior and underage divisions. King of Munster The kings of Munster ( Irish : Rí Mumhain ) ruled the Kingdom of Munster in Ireland from its establishment during
69-754: A process in the Cath Maige Mucrama , the Érainn lost their ascendancy in the 2nd century AD to the Deirgtine , ancestors of the Eóganachta . Munster during this period was classified as part of Leath Moga , or the southern-half, while other parts of Ireland were ruled mostly by the Connachta . After losing Osraige to the east, Cashel was established as the capital of Munster by the Eóganachta. This kindred ruled without interruption until
92-400: A significant rival of Cashel in his time, and not enough is known of many of his successors before Cathal mac Finguine , although the fragmentary nature of the surviving sources can to an extent be blamed. At this time also flourished the semi-independent Uí Fidgenti and Uí Liatháin , a pair of shadowy sister kingdoms whose official origins appear to have been adjusted in the 8th century in
115-559: Is part of the Cork North-West constituency for elections to Dáil Éireann . Historically, the people of Múscraige had the Corcu Loígde as their overlords. However, they switched allegiance to the Eóganachta and facilitated their rise to power as Kings of Munster . In " Griffith's Valuation of Ireland (1837)", 548 unique records are recorded in the civil parish. Of these, the top 11 surnames accounted for over half over
138-418: Is the home of Ionad Cultúrtha, a regional cultural centre for the traditional and contemporary arts. It holds many music and visual art events. St. Gobnet's Wood is an old 30 ha woodland mainly planted in old Sessile Oak . The local national school is called Scoil Aban Naofa and is named after Aban, a saint associated with the area. The secondary school, Coláiste Ghobnatan , was formed in 1989 following
161-870: Is true of the Lee and the Munster Blackwater . Between these rivers lies the valley of the Sullane. To the north of the parish, the Derrynasaggart Mountains and the Boggeragh Mountains separate the valley from the Blackwater valley. To the south, the upland area of Reananerree and the Shehies separate it from the Lee valley. The surrounding district of Muskerry straddles the counties of Cork and Kerry . The highest point in
184-460: The Corcu Loígde had fallen entirely from power, some time after losing their grip on the Kingdom of Osraige and the support of the Muscraige and others. Thus the earlier kings below are best described as Kings of Cashel , Kings of Iarmuman , or Kings of the Eóganachta . Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib was the first Eóganacht to powerfully project outside Munster, but his Iarmuman relations were
207-659: The Eóganacht Glendamnach (represented by the Ó Caoimh ), and the Eóganacht Áine (represented by the Ó Ciarmhaic ). Their hold was loosened by the rise of Brian Bóruma of the Dál gCais , who established the Ó Briain as kings of Munster. As well as this, Munster had to contend with the Normans . Finally, the kingdom ended as it was split into Thomond , Desmond and Ormond . The former two came to an end during
230-780: The Irish Iron Age until the High Middle Ages . According to Gaelic traditional history, laid out in works such as the Book of Invasions , the earliest king of Munster was Bodb Derg of the Tuatha Dé Danann . From the Gaelic peoples, an Érainn kindred known as the Dáirine (also known as Corcu Loígde and represented today in seniority by the Ó hEidirsceoil ) provided several early monarchs including Cú Roí . In
253-487: The River Sullane : "The river Sullane has its source in the parish, in the mountains bordering on the county of Kerry, and after intersecting it longitudinally pursues an eastern course through the parish of Clondrohid to the town of Macroom, to the east of which, at the distance of a mile, it discharges itself into the river Lee ;" In this part of Cork, the rivers mainly drain longitudinally from west to east; this
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#1732797485699276-600: The 10th century. Although the High Kingship of Ireland was dominated during this time by the Uí Néill , the Eóganachta of Munster did provide Cathal mac Finguine and Fedelmid mac Crimthainn as serious contenders. This great tribe was broken down into different septs or branches, the most successful in terms of royalty being the Eóganacht Chaisil (represented by the Ó Súilleabháin and Mac Cárthaigh ),
299-706: The 16th century with the birth of the Tudor Kingdom of Ireland , with former rulers joining the Peerage of Ireland . There were a number of Gaelic attempts to reassert their power in Munster, such as that of Fínghin Mac Cárthaigh and Domhnall Cam Ó Súilleabháin Bhéara , but these were not successful. There were not verifiable Eóganacht overkings of (all or most of) Munster until the early 7th century, after
322-545: The Aran Islands, where she encountered an angel who instructed her to go on a journey. The angel told her that when she came upon nine white deer, that would be her place. Travelling south, she came to Clondrohid where she found three white deer. She followed them to Killeens, Ballymakeera where she saw six more. When she found the nine white deer in Baile Bhuirne, she stayed and founded a convent. The remains of
345-694: The Barley was also filmed in nearby locations. The bars and restaurants in the village are "The Mills Inn", "The Abbey Hotel", "The Hibernian", "The Crúiscín Lán"and "The Village Takeaway & Diner". The Mills Inn is built on the site of the former police barracks. Cultural events include: Employment opportunities in Ballyvourney range from agricultural, industrial to hospitality sectors. Údarás na Gaeltachta provide grants for businesses, many of which are situated in Ballyvourney's industrial estate. The Senior Gaelic football club, Naomh Abán GAA , has
368-674: The Beloved', also spelled Baile Mhúirne ) is a Gaeltacht village in southwest County Cork , Ireland . Ballyvourney is also a civil parish in the barony of Muskerry West , and an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne . The village is part of the Cork North-West Dáil Constituency . The village stretches along the N22 road which links Cork city (48 km to
391-554: The convent are still the locus of pilgrimage, which while it is ostensibly Christian, may well be pagan in origin. The abbey contains an example of a Sheela na Gig and there are a number of stone circles, stone rows and fulachtaí fia in the area. The composer Seán Ó Riada is buried in the cemetery there. The sean-nós singer Elizabeth Cronin spent her whole life in the area. The village gives its name to an Irish dance figure—the Baile Bhuirne Set The town
414-487: The district gives its name to the Muskerry Gaeltacht which is an officially designated Irish-speaking area. While the inhabitants of the area know Irish well, English has been the predominant household and community language since the 1920s. According to the 2016 Census about 21% of the population of the "An Sliabh Riabhach" electoral division (where Ballyvourney is located) speak Irish on a daily basis outside
437-510: The education system. The area's Gaeltacht status draws visitors—as does its architectural heritage. The town is associated with Saint Gobnait and is the site of her abbey, cells and St Gobnait's well . Her Pattern Day , 11 February, is still celebrated by the community. During a Mass at the well, everyone takes water from it. According to legend, Gobnait was born in County Clare in the 6th century. Fleeing from Clare, she took refuge in
460-534: The entries. The townlands with the most recorded surnames, from greatest to least, are: Coolavokig, Derrylahan, Slievereagh, Ballymakeery, Gortnatubbud, Dangansallagh, Derreenaling, Knockanure, Milleeny and Coolea . During the Irish War of Independence , the IRA ambushed a British rations lorry just south of Ballyvourney on 18 July 1921, resulting in the deaths of two British soldiers, including James Airy . Today,
483-437: The merger of Coláiste Iosagáin (opened c. 1940 ) and Scoil Ghobnatan (opened 1950). According to the school principal, the school is "named in honour of Saint Gobnait, patron Saint of Baile Bhúirne and indeed we place all our work under her protection". The grounds of Coláiste Íosagáin , a former De La Salle college, were used as a filming location for Song for a Raggy Boy . The film The Wind That Shakes
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#1732797485699506-774: The parish, at 694m, is Mullaghanish ( Irish : Mullach an Ois ) located just northeast of the village. Ballyvourney is one of the 24 civil parishes in the barony of Muskerry West . The barony is the namesake of Baron Muskerry . There are 47 townlands in the civil parish. The parish lies in the Rural District of Macroom, in the electoral division (ED) of An Sliabh Riabhach . Other EDs within that rural district include Aghinagh, Aglish, Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh, Cannaway, Ceann Droma, Cill na Martra, Claonráth, Clondrohid, Clonmoyle, Doire Fhínín, Gort na Tiobratan, Greenville, Inchigeelagh, Kilberrihert, Macloneigh, Magourney, Mashanaglass, Na hUláin, Rahalisk and Warrenscourt. The ED
529-480: The southeast) with Killarney (to the northwest). The nearest large town is Macroom (14 km), while the nearest international airport is Cork Airport . As of 2015, there has been a proposal to construct 22 km of dual carriageway from Coolcour at the eastern side of Macroom, bypassing Macroom to the north and finishing west of Ballyvourney. Bus Éireann Expressway Route 40 between Rosslare Europort and Tralee runs through Ballyvourney. The village lies on
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