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J.G. White: History and Topographical Notes, Catholic Central Library, Dublin; The Fold Magazine (Cork Dioceses), 2001, re Durrus Catholic Church; Fr. T.J. Walsh (parish priest of Durrus), An Irish Rural Parish past and Present Muinter Bhaire, Capuchin Journal 1972; Padraig O Maidin, Cork Examiner 19 November 1960 re tithes (from POK papers)
Durrus was known in mid-19th century as both Four Mile Water (after the nearby river) and Carrigboi (from Carraig Bhuí, the Irish for Yellow Rock).There are a number of variations and derivations given in the Irish language for the village's name, including Dubh Ros (black or dark headland) and Dúras (as used on local road signs).
Location of Durrus village. The high road from here is built over land known as Carrig Cannon. Curraghavaddra (195 acres) Currach an Mhadra, 'the bog of the dog'. On the west side is a ringfort. Clonee (409 acres) Cluain Fhia, 'meadow of the deer' or Aodh's meadow. In the cente is Clonee ringfort. Clashadoo (749 acres) Clasa Dubha, 'dark ...
Bantry, Bantry Rural, Durrus, and Glengarriff [27] Castletown Rural District Castletown Rural (sole electoral area) [27] Charleville Rural District Charleville (sole electoral area) [32] Originally known as Kilmallock No. 2 Rural District; renamed by 1902 [33] Clonakilty Rural District: Clonakilty Rural, Rosscarbery, and Timoleague [32] Cork ...
Coomkeen (Irish: Com Caoin) is a townland located near Durrus in West Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. [1] It is a small valley home to approximately 14 families, it is also the home of the world-famous Durrus Cheese.
The Parish of Durrus was united with the Parish of Kilmocomogue in 1984, forming the Kilmocomogue Union of Parishes. [13] The parishes had previously been united in 1669 as the church in Durrus had been ruined. The ruining of the original church took place sometime after 1639. Upon the construction of St James' in 1792, they were again ...
The stones probably date to the Bronze Age period. It points towards Dunbeacon stone circle 400 m (¼ mile) to the west and the stones may have been used for astronomical observation.
History of Durrus and District This page was last edited on 13 July 2018, at 16:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...