Castletown-Kinneigh
Village in County Cork, Ireland
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Castletown-Kinneigh (Irish: Baile Chaisleáin Chinn Eich),[1] also known as Castletownkenneigh or simply as either Castletown or Kinneigh, is a small rural village near Ballineen in County Cork, Ireland. Castletown village has one pub.
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, souterrain and holy well sites in the townlands of Castletown, Garland and Sleenoge.[2]
In Sleenoge townland, to the west of Castletown village, is a round tower. Kinneigh Round Tower, which dates to the early 11th century, is within an earlier 7th century monastic enclosure associated with St. Mocholmóg.[3] It is protected as a national monument and maintained by the Office of Public Works.[3] The tower was used as a bell tower for a period for the nearby St. Bartholomew's Church.[4] This Church of Ireland church is in the Kinneigh Union of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.[5]
The local Catholic church, in Enniskeane & Desertserges Parish within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross, contains an altar sculpture by John Hogan which dates to 1845.[6]
Sport
The area is home to the Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's GAA club, which was founded in 1968.[7] The local soccer team, Castletown Celtic FC, has historically played in the West Cork League, a twelfth level division in the Republic of Ireland football league system.[citation needed]
An autograss track, associated with the Cork Autograss Racing Club, is located near the village.[8]
In July 2024, the Castletownkenneigh area hosted the All-Ireland road bowling championships.[9]
