Castlelyons
Castlelyons
Caisleán Ó Liatháin | |
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Village | |
St Nicholas's Cemetery, Kill-Saint-Anne, Castlelyons | |
| Coordinates: 52°05′20″N 8°14′02″W / 52.089°N 8.234°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population (2022) | 428 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Castlelyons (Irish: Caisleán Ó Liatháin) is a small village in the east of County Cork, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Barrymore. The name is derived from a stronghold of the Uí Liatháin - an early medieval kingdom. It is situated 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Fermoy. In the 2022 census the village recorded a population of 428. Castlelyons is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork East.
There are two stone bridges that cross the River Bride into the village - one a small footbridge and the other a bridge which was part of the entrance into Barrymore Castle - the seat of the Earls of Barrymore. The parish has two churches at Bridesbridge and Coolagown, and also has a castle, two abbeys, a mausoleum, two holy wells, and many other historical sites.