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Revision as of 19:39, 12 May 2018
Tower
Teamhair | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Huntsman pub, Tower, County Cork | |
  Tower Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′30″N 8°36′29″W / 51.925°N 8.608°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Urban | 3,421 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | W632766 |
Tower (Irish: Teamhair; Ordnance Survey Ireland name Model Village[2]) is a village in County Cork, Ireland, northwest of Cork city. It is 3 km from Blarney and the two villages are merging along the R617 road and are dormitory towns for Cork city.
History
The 1845 Ordnance Survey map shows a hamlet called Tower Village at the junction of the townlands of Coolflugh, Kilnamucky, and Cloghphilip in the civil parish of Matehy.[3] By 1902, the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway branch line to Blarney had a station at Tower Bridge.[4] This prompted development of a model village by O'Mahony builders along what is now the Model Village Road. There was further growth in the Celtic Tiger era, with the population growing by 116% between the censuses of 1991 and 2002. It grew more slowly thereafter, reaching 3306 in 2011.[5]
Features
Tower is in the Roman Catholic parish of Inniscarra. There are two pubs: The Huntsman and Aunties Bar.
See also
References
- ^ "Sapmap Area: Settlements - Tower, County Cork". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Street Map". Mapviewer. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Cork Sheet 73". Six-inch map. Ordnance Survey Ireland. 9 June 1845. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Cork Sheets 73-02 and 73-03". 25-inch map. Ordnance Survey Ireland. 1 June 1902. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "CD121. Alphabetical list of towns with their population, 2006 and 2011" (PDF). Census 2011. Central Statistics Office. 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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