Clondulane

Clondulane (Irish: Cluain Dalláin)[2] is a village in north County Cork, Ireland, 3.5m east of Fermoy, just off the Main Fermoy-Dungarvan Road. Originally built as a camp for the workers of a Cork Milling Company grain mill,[3] it now has a population of over 400.[1] Clondulane is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.

Clondulane

Cluain Dalláin
Village
Clondulane village green
Clondulane
Location
Coordinates: 52°08′33″N 08°13′24″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total417
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

There are three large houses of note in the village: Clondulane, Glandulane, and Careysville Houses, the latter being owned by the Duke of Devonshire (England) and used as a lodging house during the salmon season. Along with several housing estates and many stand alone dwellings, there is a school, community centre, public house, playing fields, park, disused railway station, factory, a Protestant school, Protestant church and graveyard.

Transport

Rail

Clondulane railway station opened on 27 September 1872, and closed on 27 March 1967.[4] It was located on the now dismantled Waterford to Mallow line and served by the Rosslare to Cork boat train.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Census 2016 – Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) – Settlements – Clondulane". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office.
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland. Cluain Dalláin Verified 2011-03-05.
  3. Nielstrom, N (1992) "Cork Milling Company", Falon Publishing, Dublin, Ireland
  4. "Clondulane station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  5. http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20C/Clondulane/IrishRailwayStations.html


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