Banteer

Banteer is a small town in north County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. It is near the larger town of Mallow, County Cork. Located in the district of northern Cork known as Duhallow. Local sporting organisations include a Gaelic football club known simply as "Lyre" after a nearby village and a hurling club known as Banteer. Glen Theatre [http://www.glentheatre.ie]

History

In 1651, the battle of Knocknaclashy, the last pitched battle of the Irish Confederate Wars, took place near the village, when English Parliamentarians under Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery defeated an Irish force under Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry.

Transport

*Banteer railway station opened on 16 April 1853 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 September 1976. [cite web | title= Banteer station| work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-08-30] It is on the Dublin to Tralee railway line.

References

ee also

* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland