Banteer is a village in north County Cork

County Cork

County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

, Province of Munster

Munster

Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...

, Ireland

Ireland

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. It is near the town of Mallow, County Cork

Mallow, County Cork

Mallow is the "Crossroads of Munster" and the administrative capital of north County Cork, in Ireland. The Northern Divisional Offices of Cork County Council are located in the town....

. Located in the district

District

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 of northern Cork known as Duhallow

Duhallow

Duhallow is a barony located in the north-western part of County Cork, Ireland.- Legal context :Baronies were created after the Norman invasion as subdivisions of counties and were used for administration. Baronies continue to be regarded as officially defined units, but they are no longer used...

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History

In 1651, the battle of Knocknaclashy

Battle of Knocknaclashy

The battle of Knocknaclashy, took place in county Cork in southern Ireland in 1651. In it, an Irish Confederate force led by Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry was defeated by an English Parliamentarian force under Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery...

, the last pitched battle of the Irish Confederate Wars

Irish Confederate Wars

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, took place near the village, when English Parliamentarians under Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery

Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery

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 defeated an Irish

Ireland

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 force under Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry

Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry

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Organizations

Local sport

Sport

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ing organizations include a Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 club known simply as "Lyre

Lyre GAA

Lyre GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club which takes its name from the nearby village of Lyre, County Cork, and is based in the village of Banteer in the North West of County Cork, Ireland. The club plays in the Duhallow division in Gaelic Football competitions and is affiliated with Banteer...

" after a nearby village

Village

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 and a hurling club known as Banteer

Banteer GAA

Banteer GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Banteer in the North West of County Cork, Ireland which forms part of the parish of Banteer, Lyre and Kilcorney. The club plays in the Duhallow division in Hurling competitions...

. The Glen Theatre is a community owned and managed centre for the arts. The theatre was originally Banteer National School (built 1840).

Transport

• Banteer railway station
  Banteer railway station
  Banteer railway station serves the village of Banteer in County Cork. The station opened on 16 April 1853 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 September 1976. It is on the main line between Tralee and Cork. It is also the next adjacent station to Kanturk, Co. Cork....
  
   opened on 16 April 1853 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 September 1976. It is on the Dublin to Tralee railway line.

External links

• Banteer, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland 360 Virtual Tours

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• Banteer GAA
  Banteer GAA
  Banteer GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Banteer in the North West of County Cork, Ireland which forms part of the parish of Banteer, Lyre and Kilcorney. The club plays in the Duhallow division in Hurling competitions...
  
  
• Lyre GAA
  Lyre GAA
  Lyre GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club which takes its name from the nearby village of Lyre, County Cork, and is based in the village of Banteer in the North West of County Cork, Ireland. The club plays in the Duhallow division in Gaelic Football competitions and is affiliated with Banteer...