This article is about the town in County Cork, Ireland, see Rathcormack

Rathcormack

Rathcormack or Rathcormac is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 6 km north of Sligo town on the N15 road between Ben Bulben mountain and the sea.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland...

 for the village in County Sligo, Ireland.

Rathcormac is a small town 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...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. Previously situated on the main Cork

Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

 to Dublin road (the N8), it was bypassed in 2006 by the M8

M8 motorway (Ireland)

The M8 motorway is an inter-urban motorway in Ireland, which forms part of the road from the capital - Dublin - to Cork city. The 149 km motorway commences in the townland of Aghaboe, County Laois and runs through the counties of Kilkenny, North Tipperary, South Tipperary and Limerick,...

. The former N8 through Main St is now the R639

R639 road

The R639 road is one of Ireland's regional roads. Once designated the N8 national primary road , it was reclassified in stages as the R639 following the progressive opening of sections of the M8 motorway, which rendered the single carriageway N8 redundant as a national primary road...

 regional road

Regional road

A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...

.

Amenities

The Rathcormac Inn Bar and Restaurant, Barrys Bar and O'Coilleans Bar. There is also a tennis court, children's playground and a Community Hall.

A large car boot sale

Car boot sale

Car boot/trunk sales or boot/trunk fairs are a mainly British form of market in which private individuals come together to sell household and garden goods.The term refers to the selling of items from a car's boot or trunk...

 is held in Rathcormac every month (previously held every two weeks

Agriculture

Located in the Blackwater Valley region, Rathcormac has good agriculture due to vast fields and good soil conditions. Sunnyside Fruit Farm is located just outside Rathcormac

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

External links

• MSN Map