Killavullen

Killavullen ("Cill an Mhuilinn" in Irish: "The Church of the Mill") is a village in North Cork on the river Blackwater, County Cork, Ireland. The village is located just south of the N72 road, is km to mi | 10 | abbr=yes | precision=0 east of Mallow and km to mi | 32 | abbr=yes | precision=0 north of Cork city. The census of 2002 put the population at 224. The parish of Killavullen & Annakissa contains close to 1500 people.

The modern parish includes the former parish of Annakissa. The church in the village as built in 1839 and is dedicated to St. Nicholas.

The village contains Ballymacmoy House, home of the Hennessy family of Cognac fame. The present house was built in 1818. The original was a short distance up river. [ [http://www.irelandseye.com/irish/traditional/names/family/hennessy.shtm Irish Family Names - Hennessy ] ]

Edmund Burke, parliamentarian and philosopher, received some of his early education in a hedge school in Killavullen.
Nano Nagle, founder of the Presentation Sisters, was born near Killavullen (in Ballygriffin) in 1718.

ee also

* List of towns in Ireland

References

External links

* [http://www.killavullen.com www.killavullen.com]