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1921: County Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
HEAD POST OFFICES transacting all business printed in capitals; post offices
marked (M) transact money order and savings bank business; marked (T) are telegraphic
offices.
The Principal Landowners are arranged in Parishes under the respective Electoral
Divisions and Postal Districts to which they belong. The County comprises 243 Civil
parishes, subdivided into 5,478 townlands. The Civil and Ecclesiastical Parishes are
not conterminous.
COPPER ORE at Berehaven (Allihies, Ac), Kilcrohane, Ballydehob. Schull, Aghadown,
and Crookhaven. MANGANESE at Glandore. BARYTES at Ardfield, Eosscarbery, Schull,
and Heart and Derrygrenagh, Bantry. COALS (anthracite) at Dromagh
| Area | Page |
|---|---|
| Adrigole, Bantry M T | 225 |
| Aghabullogue, Cork Peake stat | 225 |
| Aghada, post office Rostellan; seaside resort; steamers C B & P ry | |
| Aghadown, Skibbereen; mines | 226 |
| Ahinagh, Cork | 226 |
| Aherla, Cork; limestone quarries | 227 |
| Allihies, Bantry; mines M T | 227 |
| Araglen, Kilworth | 228 |
| Ardfield, Clonakilty; barytes mines | 228 |
| Ardgroom, Bantry | 229 |
| Bailinacarriga, Ballineen | 229 |
| Ballinaclashet, Kinsale | 230 |
| Ballinacurra, Midleton, M T | 230 |
| Balinadee, Bandon | 230 |
| Ballinagree, Macroom | 231 |
| Ballinamona, Mallow: stat Mourneabbey | 232 |
| Ballinascarty, Clonakilty; stat C B & 8 C Ey | 232 |
| Ballincollig, Cork; military stat; stat C & M ry; M T | 233 |
| Ballincurrig, Midleton M | 233 |
| Ballindangan, stat Mitchelstown br G S and W ry (post office Kildorrery) | |
| Ballineen, stat C B & S C ry; M T | 234 |
| Ballingeary, Macroom, M T | 235 |
| Ballinhasslg, stat C B and S C r y ; T | 236 |
| Ballinspittal, Kinsale M T | 237 |
| Ballinvonear, Buttevant | 238 |
| Ballyclogh, Mallow M T | 239 |
| Ballycotton, Midleton; fishing vill; seaside resort; M T | 239 |
| Ballydehob, Skibbereen; mining district: stat S & S & It r y ; M T | 240 |
| Ballyfeard, Kinsale | 241 |
| Ballygarvan, Cork | 241 |
| Baliyhooly, stat G S and W ry; M T | 242 |
| Ballymacoda, Caetlemartyr, T | 243 |
| Ballymakeery, Macroom, M T | 243 |
| Ballymartle, stat Kinsale br C B & S C ry (post office Ballinhassig) | |
| Ballynoe, Tallow M T | 244 |
| Ballyvoige, Macroom | 244 |
| Baltimore, fishing stat and seaside resort; stat C B & S C r y ; M T | 246 |
| Ballyvourney, Macroom | 245 |
| BANDON, head post and market town; Town Comrs; stat C B & S C ry | 247 |
| Banteer, stat G S & W r y ; M T | 254 |
| BANTRY, head post and market town,head Bantry Bay; Town Comrs; stat C B & S C r y | 254 |
| Bartlemy, Fermoy | 258 |
| Belgooly, Kinsale; M T | 259 |
| Belvelly, Queenstown | 259 |
| Bere Island, Bantry; fortified naval station, Bantry Bay | 259 |
| Berrings, Cork; T | 260 |
| Blackrock, Cork; stat C B & P ry; trams ; M T | 260 |
| Blarney, stats C & M lt ry, G S & W ry ; M T | 261 |
| Boherbue, Banteer M T | 262 |
| Bride's Bridge (post office Castlelyons) | |
| Burnfort, Mallow | 263 |
| Burntmill, stat C & M lt ry (post office St Anns Hill) | |
| Butlerstown, Timoleague | 263 |
| BUTTEVANT, head post and market town; military station; stat G S & W ry | 264 |
| Caheragh, Drimoleague | 267 |
| Cape Clear Island, Baltimore | 268 |
| Carrigaline, Cork; stat C B & P r y ; M T | 268 |
| Carrigaloe, stat G S and W ry | 269 |
| Carriganimmy, Macroom | 269 |
| Carrignavar, Cork, T | 270 |
| Carrigrohane, Cork; stat C & M It ry | 271 |
| Carrigtwohill, stat G S and W ry: limestone quarries ; M T | 272 |
| Castlecor, Kanturk T | 272 |
| Castlefreke, Clonakilty T | 273 |
| Castlelyons, Fermoy | 273 |
| Castlemartyr, Mogeely stat G S & W ry, 1½m; M T | 274 |
| Castlepark (post office Kinsale) | |
| Castletownbere, Bantry; town on Berehaven harbour | 275 |
| Castletown-Kinneigh, Enniskean | 277 |
| Castletownroche, stat G S & W r y ; M T | 278 |
| Castletownshend, Skibbereen, M T | 279 |
| Caum, Macroom | 279 |
| Cecilstown, Mallow | 280 |
| Charles Fort (post office Summercove) | |
| CHARLEVILLE, head post and market town, stat G S & W ry | 281 |
| Church Cross, Skibbereen; stat S & S It ry | 283 |
| Churchtown, Buttevant, MT | 284 |
| Clashavodig (post office Little Island) | |
| Cloanmines (post office Allihies) | |
| Cloghroe, stat O & M It r y (post office Inniscarra) | |
| Clonakilty, Urban dist; stat C B & S C r y ... | 284 |
| Clonakilty Junction, s t at C B & S C r y (post office Bandon) | |
| Clonbannin Cross, Banteer | 289 |
| Clondrohid, Macroom | 289 |
| Clondulane, s t a t G 8 and W ry (post office Fermoy) | |
| Clonmult, Midleton | 290 |
| Cloyne, Midleton; small cathedral town, dio Cloyne; M T | 290 |
| Coachford, Cork; Stat O and M It r y ; M T | 292 |
| Coachford Junction, Stat C & M It ry | 292 |
| Colomane, Bantry | 293 |
| Conna, Tallow M T | 293 |
| Coolea, Macroom | 294 |
| Coppeen, Enniskeane | 294 |
| CORK, i m p o r t a n t seaport city and commercial emporium of t h e South of Ireland | 449 |
| Courtmacsherry, fisheries and seaside resort; Stat C B & S C r y ; M T ... | 295 |
| Cove (post office Kinsale) | |
| Creagh, stat CB&SC ry | 296 |
| Crookhaven. Skibbereen,on Crookhaven harb; M T | 296 |
| Crookstown, Cork; Crookstown Road stat C & M ry ; M T | 296 |
| Crosshaven, seaside reso r t : stat C B & P r y; MT | 297 |
| Cullen, Millstreet; M | 298 |
| Currabinny, Cork Harbour; steamers C B and P ry (post office Crosshaven) | |
| Currabeha, Fermoy | 298 |
| Curraglass, Tallow | 299 |
| Derinacarah, Dunmanway | 299 |
| Derrinagree, Banteer ... | 300 |
| Desertserges, Enniskean; Desert Stat C B & S C ry | 301 |
| Doneraile, Buttevant; market town; district called "Spenser's country"; MT | 301 |
| Donnybrook (post office Douglas) | |
| Donoughmore, Cork, stat C & M It ry; M T | 303 |
| Dooniskey stat C & M ry; (post office Lissarda) | |
| Douglas, Cork; trains; MT | 304 |
| Drimoleague, junc for Skibbereen, C B & S C ry; M T | 305 |
| Drinagh, Dunmanway M | 306 |
| Dripsey, Cork, stat C and M It ry | 307 |
| Dromagh, Banteer M | 307 |
| Dromahane, Mallow | 308 |
| Dromina, Charlerille MT | 309 |
| Dunderrow, Kinsale | 310 |
| Dungourney, Midleton T | 310 |
| Dunnettle, stat G S & W ry (post office Glanmire) | |
| Dunmanway, market tn; stat C B & S C ry; MT | 311 |
| Durrus, Bantry; Durrus Road stat C B & S C ry; M T | 314 |
| Dursey Island (post office Castletownbere) | |
| Enniskeane, stat C B & S C ry | 315 |
| Eyeries, Bantry; fishing station M T | 316 |
| Farnanes, Cork | 316 |
| Farran, Cork; Kilcrea stat C & M ry | 316 |
| Farrangalway, stat C B and S C ry (post office Kinsale) | |
| Farside (post office Rostellan) | |
| FERMOY, head post and market town, Urban district and important military station; stat G S & W ry | 317 |
| Firmount, stat C & M It ry (post office Donoughmore) | |
| Fort Camden (post office Crosshaven) | |
| Fort Carlisle (post office Whitegate) | |
| Fort Templebreedy (post office Crosshaven) | |
| Fort Westmoreland, Spike Island | |
| Fota Island, stat G S and W ry (post office Queenstown) | |
| Foxs Bridge, stat C & M It ry (post office St Anns Hill) | |
| Freemount, Charleville, M T | 325 |
| Garinish, Bantry; fishing station; T | 326 |
| Geragh, Clonakilty | 326 |
| Glandore, Leap; summer resort; M T v | 327 |
| Glanmire, Cork; stat G S & W ry; M T ... | 328 |
| Glantane, Mallow M | 328 |
| Glanworth, Mallow; stat G S & W ry; M T | 329 |
| Glenbrook (post office C B & P ry | 330 |
| Glengarriff, Bantry (tourists and health resort, Bantry Bay; M T | 331 |
| Bantry Bay; M T | 331 |
| Glenville, Fermoy; M T | 331 |
| Glounthaune, Cork; | |
| Queenstown Junc stat G S & W ry; T | 332 |
| Goleen, Skibbereen; M T | 332 |
| Gougane Barra (post office Ballingeary) | |
| Great Island, Cork Harbour (see Queenstown) | |
| Grenagh, Cork; M T | 333 |
| Gyleen, fishing vill (post office Whitegate) | |
| Harbour view (post office Kilbrittain); seaside resort and golf links | |
| Haulbowline, Queenstn; Govt depot; steamers C B & P ry; M | 334 |
| Healys Bridge, stat C and M It ry (post office Carrigrohane) | |
| Hollyhill, stat S & S It ry (post office Aghadown) | |
| Howes Strand, Kilbrittain | 334 |
| Inchigeela, Macroom M T | 335 |
| Inniscarra, Cork: stat Cloghroe, C & M It ry | 336 |
| Innlsnannon, Upton and | |
| Innishannon stat C B and S C ry; M T | 336 |
| Kanturk, market town; stat G S & W ry; M T | 337 |
| Kealkil, Bantry | 339 |
| Kilbarry, Cork | 340 |
| Kilbrin, Kanturk | 341 |
| Kilbrittain, MT | 341 |
| Kilcorney, Banteer | 342 |
| Kilcrea, stat C & M ry (post office Farran) | |
| Kilcrohane, Bantry; mining district; T | 343 |
| Kildinan, Fermoy | 343 |
| Kildorrery M T | 344 |
| Killavullen, Mallow M T | 345 |
| Kllleagh, stat G S & W ry; M T | 345 |
| Killinardrish, Cork T | 346 |
| Kilmacsimon Quay, Bandon | 347 |
| Kilmichael, Cork | 347 |
| Kilmurry, stat C & M ry | |
| Kilnap (post office Whites Cross) | |
| Kilumney, stat C & M ry (post office Ovens) | |
| Kilworth M T | 348 |
| Kilworth Camp, M T | 348 |
| Kingwilliamstown, Banteer, M T | 349 |
| Kinsale, post and seaport town; Urban district;fisheries: station Kinsale br C B & S C ry; MT | 350 |
| Kinsale Junction, stat C B & S C ry (post office Ballinhassig) | |
| Kiskeam, Banteer M T | 356 |
| Knockane, stat C & M It ry (post office Donoughmore) | |
| Knockanevin, Kilmallock | 357 |
| Knocknagree, Rathmore, MT | 357 |
| Knocknahorgan (post office Glanmire) | |
| Knockraha, Glanmire | 358 |
| Knuckbue, stat C B and S C ry (post office Dunmanway) | |
| Lackenduff, Clonakilty | 358 |
| Ladysbridge, Castlemartyr | |
| Leamlara, Carrigtwohill | 360 |
| Leap MT | 360 |
| Leemount, stat C & M it ry (post office Carrigrohane) | |
| Lisboalad, Dunmanway | 361 |
| Liscarroll, Buttevant M T | 362 |
| Lislevane, Timoleague T | 362 |
| Lismire (Post Office, Newmarket) | 363 |
| Lissacreasig, Macroom | 364 |
| Lissarda, Cork | 364 |
| Little Island, Cork; stat G S & W ry | 365 |
| Lombardstown, Cork stat G S & W ry; T | 365 |
| Lowertown, Skibbereen.. | 366 |
| Lyre, Banteer | 367 |
| Lyre, Clonakilty | 367 |
| Macroom, market town and Urban district; stat; C & M ry; M T | 368 |
| Madore, stat C B & S C ry (post office Caheragh) | |
| MALLOW, head post and market town; Urban district; junc G S & W ry | 372 |
| Meelin, Newmarket, T | 379 |
| MIDLETON, head post and market town; Urban district; Stat G S and W ry | 380 |
| Milford, Charleville M T | 383 |
| Mlllstreet, small market town; stat G S & W ry; M T | 384 |
| Minane Bridge, Cork | 386 |
| Mitchelstown, small market town; Stat G S and W ry | 387 |
| Mogeely, Castlemarytr; stat G S & W ry | 390 |
| Monkstown, Stat C B & P ry; M T | 390 |
| Moore Park (post office Kilworth) | |
| Mountpleasant, Bandon | 392 |
| Mountuniacke, Killeagh 392 | 392 |
| Mourne Abbey, stat G S and W ry. (post office Ballinamona) | |
| Myrtleville, Crosshaven | 393 |
| Newcestown, Enniskeane | 393 |
| Newcourt, Skibbereen; stat S & S It ry | 394 |
| Newmarket, market town; stat G S A W ry: M T | 394 |
| Newtown, Charleville M T | 397 |
| Nohoval, Kinsale | 398 |
| Old Head, Kinsale, T | 398 |
| Ovens, Cork | 399 |
| Park North (post office Shanballymore) | |
| Passage West, small town; stat C B & P ry; M T | 399 |
| Peake, Stat C & M It ry (post office Aghabullogue) | |
| Pierson's Bridge, Bantry | 401 |
| Poulacurry (post office Riverstown) | 401 |
| Poulanargid, Cork | 401 |
| QUEENSTOWN, head post and seaport town, with fine harbour; Urban district; stat G S & W | 402 |
| Queenstown June, Stat G S & W ry (post office- Glounthaune) | |
| Raffeen, stat C B and P ry (post office Monkstown) | |
| Rathcoole, Banteer | 408 |
| Rathcormac, Fermoy M T | 409 |
| Rathduff, stat G S & W ry (post office Grenagh) | |
| Reananerre, Cork | 410 |
| Reenascreena, Rosscarbery | 410 |
| Rerrin (post office Bere Island) | |
| Rineen, Leap | 411 |
| Ring (post office Clonakilty) | |
| Rlngasklddy, Monkstown; steamers C B & P ry; M | 411 |
| Riverstick, Ballinhassig, | 412 |
| Riverstown, Glanmire | 412 |
| Rochespoint (post office Whitegate) | |
| Rochestown, Cork; stat C B & P ry | 413 |
| Rockchapel, Abbeyfeale, M T | 414 |
| Rock Island, Skibbereen | 414 |
| Rockmllls, Mallow | 414 |
| Rosscarbery, ancient cathedral town of ROSS, MT | 415 |
| Rossmore, Ballineen M T | 417 |
| Rostellan, Midleton M T | 418 |
| Rushbrooke, stat G S & W ry M T | 418 |
| Rylane, Cork | 419 |
| St Anns Hill, Hydro; stat C & M It ry; M T | 420 |
| Scartlea (post office Rostellan) | |
| Schull, market town and mining district; stat S and S It ry; M T | 420 |
| Scilly, Kinsale | 422 |
| Shanagarry, Midleton | 422 |
| Shanballymore, Mallow T | 422 |
| Sherkin Island, Baltimore | 423 |
| Skeaf, stat C B & S O ry (post office Timoleague) | |
| SKIBBEREEN, head post and market town; Urban dist: seat Catholic See of ROSS; stat C B and S C ry | 423 |
| Spike Island (post office, Queenstown) Government depot Cork Harbour | 429 |
| Summercove, Kinsale M T | 429 |
| Tarelton, Macroom | 430 |
| Templemartin, Bandon | 431 |
| Timoleague, stat C B & S C ry; M T | 431 |
| Tivoli, stat G S & W ry (post office Cork) | |
| Toames, Macroom | 432 |
| Toormore, Skibbereen M | 433 |
| Tower (post office St Anns Hill); stat C & M It ry | |
| Tullylease, Charleville | 434 |
| Union Hall, Leap M T | 434 |
| Upton, stat C B & S C ry M | 435 |
| Vicarstown, St Anns Hill | 435 |
| Waterfall, Bantry T | 436 |
| Waterfall, Cork; stat C B & S C ry | 437 |
| Watergrasshill, Fermoy T | 437 |
| Whiddy Island, Bantry bay (post office Bantry) | |
| Whitechurch, Cork | 438 |
| Whltegate, Cork Harbour, Midleton, M T | 439 |
| Whites Cross, Cork | 440 |
| Woodlands, stat S & S It ry (post office Ballydehob) | |
| YOUGHAL, head post and and market town; popular seaside resort; Urban district; stat G S andWry |
441 |