Kanturk
Local name: Ceann Toirc
Located in County Cork, Munster Coordinates: 52°10′00″ N 8°54′00″ W
- Population
- 2,350
- 2.4K
- Elevation
- 79 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
About Kanturk
Kanturk is a village. Location: County Cork, Munster. Population: 2,350. Elevation: 79 m.
Kanturk (Irish: Ceann Toirc, meaning 'boar's head') is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is situated at the confluence of the Allua (Allow) and Dallow (Dalua) rivers, which stream further on as tributaries to the River Blackwater. It is about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Cork and Limerick, and lies just north of the main N72 road, 15 km (9 miles) from Mallow and about 40 km (25 miles) from Killarney. Kanturk is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.
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At a glance
- Area
- 3.1 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 24 of 121 places in County Cork by population
- Nearest larger town: Mallow, 19 km E
- 15 sights and natural places within 10 km River Dalua, Brogeen River
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
River Dalua River, County Cork<0.1 km N
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Brogeen River River, County Cork<0.1 km N
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River Allow River, County Cork3.7 km S
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Glen River River, County Cork3.9 km S
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Owenanare River River, County Cork3.2 km NW
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Hill Wood Natural site, County Cork6 km SE
Sources & licences
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