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Kilmacsimon

Coordinates: 51°43′58″N 08°38′04″W / 51.73278°N 8.63444°W / 51.73278; -8.63444
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Kilmacsimon
Coill Mhic Shíomoin
Village
Memorial close to Kilmacsimon Quay on the River Bandon
Memorial close to Kilmacsimon Quay on the River Bandon
Kilmacsimon is located in Ireland
Kilmacsimon
Kilmacsimon
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°43′58″N 08°38′04″W / 51.73278°N 8.63444°W / 51.73278; -8.63444
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Kilmacsimon (Irish: Coill Mhic Shíomoin, meaning 'Mac Simon's Wood')[1] is a small village and townland situated on the banks of the River Bandon in County Cork, Ireland. Historical records list Killmcsimon in the Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I dated 1615.[1]

The village has a pub and a community and activity centre which opened in May 2014.[2] The local rowing club hosts the Kilmacsimon Water Carnival every year towards the end of June.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Coill Mhic Shíomoin / Kilmacsimon". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Community and Activity Centre Officially Opens at Kilmacsimon". West Cork People. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.