Darrara

Darrara or Darrary (Irish: Dairbhre)[1] is a rural townland near Clonakilty, County Cork in Ireland. The townland, of 1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi),[2] is home to Teagasc's Clonakilty Agricultural College (some structures of which date to the 1880s) and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (built in 1897).[3][4][5] Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include a restored Iron Age ringfort and a megalithic standing stone (on the grounds of Sacred Heart church).[6][7]

Roman Catholic church (and standing stone) in Darrara

References
  1. "Dairbhre / Darrary". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. "Darrary Townland, Co. Cork". townlands.ie. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "Clonakilty Agricultural College, Darrary, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. "Clonakilty Agricultural College". darrara.com. Teagasc. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
  5. "Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Darrary, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. "Darrara Standing Stone". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. "Lios-na-gCon, Restored Ancient Fort". discoveringcork.ie. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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