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District of Kanturk
(Ceann Toirc)

Genealogy and History

Historical Description

The town of Kanturk is in northwest Cork. It is located within the poor law union of Kanturk, which lies largely in County Cork with a tiny portion in County Limerick. The town straddles the three Cork civil parishes of Castlemagner, Clonfert, and Kilroe, and is in the Cork barony of Duhallow.

Kanturk Union is in the baronies of Orrery & Kilmore, and Duhallow in County Cork, and in the barony of Glenquin in County Limerick. The union was created in 1839. County Kerry lies to the west and County Limerick lies to the north.

Kanturk Union is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.

Civil Parishes

Baronies

Church of Ireland Parishes

Kanturk (not extant)
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Castlemagner 1818-1905 1809-1844 1809-1906
Clonfert (Newmarket) 1771-1875 l771-1844 1771-1875
Clonmeen 1764-1881   1764-1880
Shandrum 1831-1849   1833-1850
Tullylease 1850-1871   1872
Mallow Union
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Ballyclough 1795-1900 1798-1848 1796-1900
Ballyhay 1728-1875 1728-1845 1728-1875
Bruhenny (Churchtown) 1806-1865 1808-1845 1826-1872
Buttevant 1768-1873 1757-1845 1773-1878
Buttevant Garrison 1917-1922    
St. Mary, Castletownroche 1728-1876 1728-1870 1733-1877
Clenor/Aghacross 1813-1876 1814-1842 1814-1865
Doneraile & Templeroan 1730-1876 1730-1845 1730-1875
Farahy 1765-1877, 1877-1984 1784-1845, 1845-1967 1810-1877, 1878-1973
Kilbrin & Liscarroll 1809-1899 1805-1845 1809-1898
Kilshannig MFCI 18, 19 1731-1875 173l-l845 1731-1875
Knocktemple & Kilbolane 1820-1881 1824-1844 1833-1880
St. James (St. Anne's) Mallow MFCI 18, 19 1780-1875 1780-1845 1780-1875
Monanimy 1812-1876 1814-1865 1824-1878
Mourneabbey 1807-1877 1811-1845 1807-1877
Rahan 1773-1870 1776-1869 1773-1871
Wallstown 1824-1879 1825 1872
Millstreet (not extant)
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Drishane 1792-1877 1792-1847 1793-1876
Dromtarriff 1825-1878 1828-1872 1828-1874

Roman Catholic Parishes

ParishDioceseNLIOther
Kanturk & CooleavotaCloyneNLI RegistersMallow Heritage Centre
NewmarketCloyneNLI RegistersMallow Heritage Centre
Rock & MeelinCloyneNLI Registers 

Cemeteries

Kanturk
Cemetery Location Web
Castlemagner
Castlemagner Castlemagner HG
Clonfert / Kanturk
Taur Glennamucklagh East HG
Clonfert Kanturk FG
Clonfert Newmarket FG HG
Newmarket C of I Newmarket HG
Rockchapel Tooreennagrena HG
St. Patrick's Kanturk FG
Clonmeen
Clonmeen North Clonmeen North HG FG
St. Fursey's Cemetery Banteer FG
St. Fursey's Churchyard Banteer FG
Dromtarriff
Church of Ireland Graveyard Dromagh HG
Dromtarriffe Old Cemetery Dromtarriff HG FG
St. John's Dromagh HG
Kilbolane
Ballinakill Kilbolane HG FG
Deliga Cromoge, Trienieragh HG FG
Kilbrin
Castlecor Demesne Castlecor Demense HG FG
Kilbrin Graveyard Ballyclogh FG
Kilmacow Bawnmore North HG
Kilcorcoran
Rossline Rossline HG
Kilmeen / Nohavaldaly
Ballydesmond Cemetery Kingwilliamstown FG
Boherbue Cemetery Newmarket FG
Kilmeen Graveyard Ballyhoolahan East HG FG
Kishkeam Lower Kishkeam Lower HG FG
Nohaval Lower Nohaval Lower FG HG
St. Patrick's Ballydesmond New Cemetery Church Street, Ballydesmond FG
Knocktemple
Knawhill Knawhill HG
St. Joseph's Lyre HG FG
Shandrum
Killabraher Killabraher South HG FG
Shandrum C of I Shandrum HG
Tullylease
Tullylease Old Cemetery Tullylease HG FG

Registration Offices

District Electoral Divisions

Adjacent Districts

Heritage Societies

Miscellaneous Links

Tourism

Description

R576 runs southeast from Newmarket, through Kanturk, then joins N72.

R579 runs from Freemount in the north, through Kanturk, then south to Banteer.

R580 runs northeast out of Kanturk towards Buttevant.

Farmers' Markets

DayTimeLocation
Thursdays, Saturdays10:30AM-1:30PMTwohig's Super Valu East End

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