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Killavullen (Irish: Cill an Mhuilinn, meaning 'the Church of the Mill') is a village on the river Blackwater, in County Cork, Ireland.[2][3] The village is located just south of the N72 road, between Mallow and Castletownroche. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Mallow and 32 km (20 mi) north of Cork city. The census of 2002 put the population at 224. The parish of Killavullen & Annakissa contains close to 1500 people.

Killavullen Cill an Mhuilinn
Village
Killavullen bridge spanning the River Blackwater
Killavullen Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°08′50″N 08°30′54″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	267
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

The modern parish includes the former parish of Annakissa. The church in the village was built in 1839 and is dedicated to St. Nicholas.

Edmund Burke, parliamentarian and philosopher, received some of his early education in a hedge school in Killavullen. Nano Nagle, founder of the Presentation Sisters, was born near Killavullen (in Ballygriffin) in 1718.

Ballymacmoy House

The village contains Ballymacmoy House, home of the Hennessy family of Cognac fame. The present house was built in 1818. The original was a short distance up river.[4]

Community and amenities

Killavullen GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club and fields teams in hurling and Gaelic football.

The Killavullen Caves are a series of limestone caves located close to the village alongside the River Blackwater.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

External links

• Photographs of St. Nicholas’s Catholic Church

На других языках

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- [en] Killavullen

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[ru] Киллаваллен

Киллаваллен[2] (англ. Killavullen; ирл. Cill an Mhuilinn, «церковь у мельницы») — деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Корк (провинция Манстер). В деревне стоит дом семьи Хеннесси; изначально он был построен в 1818 году на небольшом расстоянии от реки.[3]

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