Cordal
Village in County Kerry, Ireland
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Cordal (Irish: Cordal) is a village and electoral division in County Kerry, Ireland.[1] The townlands of Cordal East and Cordal West are in the civil parish of Ballincuslane and the historical barony of Trughanacmy.[2][3] As of the 2011 census, Cordal East and Cordal West had populations of 115 and 117 residents respectively.[4]
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Cordal | |
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Village | |
Kilmurry Castle, north of Cordal village, comprises a 16th century tower house and 17th century fortified house addition | |
  Cordal Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52.2181°N 9.3851°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Irish grid reference | R053082 |
Built heritage
Evidence of ancient settlement in Cordal East and Cordal West townlands include a number of ring fort, fulacht fiadh, holy well, ecclesiastical enclosure and standing stone sites.[5][6][7]
The ruins of Kilmurry Castle, in Kilmurry townland approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Cordal village, include a 16th-century tower house and a later 17th-century fortified house addition.[8] This castle reputedly gives its name to Ballincuslane parish (Baile an Chaisleáin meaning 'town[land] of the castle').[9][10]
The local Catholic church (opened 1872) and Church of Ireland church (built c. 1850) are both in Cordal West.[11][12] The Catholic church, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, is one of three churches in the ecclesiastical parish of Castleisland in the Diocese of Kerry.[13]
Amenities and sport
There is an An Post post office[14] and a public house in the village.[15] The local national (primary) school, Kilmurry National School or Scoil Mhuire, is in Kilmurry townland and had approximately 100 pupils enrolled as of late 2019.[16] The area is served by some limited TFI Local Link bus routes.[17]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club, Cordal GAA,[18] won the East Kerry intermediate football championship in 2023.[19]