Kanturk
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Transport
- Kanturk railway station opened on 1 April 1889, closed for passenger traffic on 27 January 1947 and finally closed altogether on 4 February 1963.
Kanturk is however served by the nearby Banteer railway stationBanteer railway stationBanteer 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....
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People
Many people of note had their origins in the area, including:- Thady QuillThady QuillThady Quill is a popular traditional Irish song. The song is ironic as it was written about an individual living in County Cork who was not a heroic figure. It was recorded by The Clancy Brothers on their album Come Fill Your Glass with Us.-Composer:...
(1860–1932), historical rake. - Patrick GuineyPatrick GuineyPatrick Guiney was an Irish Nationalist politician and a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....
(1862–1913), nationalist MP. from 1910 to 1913 - D. D. SheehanD. D. SheehanDaniel Desmond Sheehan, usually known as D. D. Sheehan was an Irish nationalist, politician, labour leader, journalist, barrister and author...
B.L. (1874–1948), labour activist and parliamentarian MP. from 1901 to 1918 - Hanna Sheehy-SkeffingtonHanna Sheehy-SkeffingtonJohanna Mary Sheehy-Skeffington, was a suffragette and Irish nationalist. Along with her husband and Margaret Cousins and James Cousins she founded the Irish Women's Franchise League in 1908 with the aim of obtaining women's voting rights...
(1877–1946), suffragette and author - Pat O'CallaghanPat O'CallaghanDr. Patrick O'Callaghan , was an Irish athlete and Olympic gold medallist. He was the first person from an independent Ireland to win an Olympic medal and is regarded as one of Ireland's greatest-ever athletes.-Early & private life:Pat O'Callaghan was born in knockanroe just outside Kanturk,...
, Dr. (1905–1991), twice Olympic Gold Medal winner - Pádraig A. Ó SíocháinP. A. Ó SíocháinPádraig Augustine Ó Síocháin was an Irish journalist, author, lawyer, Irish language activist and entrepreneur, born in Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland on 26 May 1905, the sixth child and fourth son of five sons and five daughters of Daniel Desmond Pádraig Augustine Ó Síocháin (P. A.) (1905 –...
S.C. (1905–1995), author and Irish language activist - Edel QuinnEdel QuinnThe Venerable Edel Mary Quinn was an Irish lay missionary.Born in Kanturk, County Cork, Edel was the eldest child of bank official Charles Quinn and Louisa Burke Browne of County Clare. She was a great-granddaughter of William Quinn, a native of Tyrone who settled in Tuam to build St...
(1907–1944), missionary worker declared Venerable in 1994
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- Market Houses in IrelandMarket Houses in the Republic of IrelandMarket houses are a notable feature of many Irish towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape. Originally there were three, four or even five bays on the ground floor which were an open arcade. An upper floor was...