Ballymakeera

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Baile Mhic Íre Ballymakeera
— Village —

Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°56′N 9°08′W / 51.933°N 9.133°W / 51.933; -9.133
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Baile Mhic Íre is the only official name.

Baile Mhic Íre (anglicized as Ballymakeera or Ballymakeery)^[1] is a small Gaeltacht village in the valley of the River Sullane in County Cork, Ireland. It is on the N22 national primary road and forms part of the twin villages of Ballymakeery and Ballyvourney. It is within the Muskerry Gaeltacht.

Three Ogham stones are nearby with the somewhat later addition of a Christian shrine to St Abán.^[2]

[edit] References

^ Placenames Database of Ireland
^ Tom Pullman. Photograph of Ogham stones near Baile Mhic Íre 2003-07-23.

[edit] See also

List of towns and villages in Ireland

Coordinates: 51°56′N 9°08′W / 51.933°N 9.133°W / 51.933; -9.133

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County town: Cork

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