Ballineen and Enniskean explained

Ballineen and Enniskean
Other Name:Ballineen and Enniskeane
Native Name:Irish: Béal Átha Fhínín / Inis Céin
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Twin village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Cork
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:692
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.7356°N -8.9486°W

The twin villages of Ballineen [2] and Enniskeane,[3] [4] or Enniskean, [5] [6] in County Cork in Ireland are 43km (27miles) southwest of Cork City, on the R586 road. The linear settlement lies on the River Bandon between Bandon and Dunmanway.[4] The combined settlement is designated as a 'key village' by Cork County Council for planning purposes and,[4] as of the 2016 census, had a population of 692 people.[1]

Etymology

Ballineen derives its name from the Irish, Béal Átha Fhínín, meaning 'mouth of Fineen's ford'.[7]

Enniskean derives its name from the Irish, Inis Céin, meaning 'island of Cian'.[5] [6] It takes this name from Cian Maol Muadh, a member of the O'Mahony family and local chieftain.[8] [9] Cian married Sábh, the daughter of the High King of Ireland Brian Boru, and resided at Castlelands, Enniskean.[5] The priest and antiquarian John O'Mahony, born locally in 1844, noted that the "Irish-speaking people of that district always pronounced the word as if written in English, 'Inniskayn'".[10] Other Anglicised spelling variations include Enniskeen (used, for example, in some twentieth century census records).[11] Enniskeane is commonly used in the name of the Roman Catholic parish,[12] [13] in the name of the local camogie club and routinely in Cork County Council publications.[14] [15]

The combined census town has been labelled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) as Ballineen/Enniskean and Ballineen-Enniskean.[1] [16]

History

Ballineen belonged first to the Earls of Cork and later to the Earls of Bandon. Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon improved the village in the mid-19th century by building a market house, courthouse, Wesleyan Chapel, Gothic church and two schools in the area. Ballineen held monthly fairs until the mid-1960s.

The Church of the Immaculate Conception, in the parish of Enniskeane and Desertserges, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross, was built in 1871.[17] Father Daniel Coveney had persuaded the then Duke of Devonshire to donate land for a new church. He donated £250 towards the costs of construction and gave 17 acres for the building of the church, a presbytery, stable, and grazing for the priest's horse.[18]

Located about a half-mile apart, each village was served by separate train stations on the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway, which opened in 1866.[19] These two separate train stations were closed and replaced with a combined station, Ballineen and Enniskean railway station, which opened in 1891.[20] [21] A number of businesses, including a flax mill, were built close to the station, on the road between the two villages, ultimately "joining" the two.[5] Ballineen and Enniskean station closed in April 1961.[20]

Demographics

In the 30 years between the 1981 and the 2011 census, the population of the census town of Ballineen-Enniskean increased from 548 to 700 people.[16] [22] As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 692.[1]

Economy

The main employers in the area include a large Carbery Group cheese and ingredients factory approximately 2km (01miles) west of Ballineen on the R586 road, and Grainger's Sawmills in Enniskeane.[4] The Grainger Group sawmill is one of the largest in Ireland,[23] and the Carbery cheese plant at Ballineen is the "largest cheese-making facility" in Ireland and produces one quarter of all Irish-made cheese, including the Dubliner Cheese brand.[24]

Amenities

The villages have a Gaelic Athletic Association club called St. Mary's GAA club and a camogie club called Enniskeane Camogie Club. The clubs have previously undertaken joint fundraising activities.[25]

The local association football (soccer) club, Riverside Athletic, plays its home games in Ballineen.[26]

People

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballineen-Enniskean. Central Statistics Office. census.cso.ie. April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726131458/http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=4779C0F8-6CE6-4A5F-A856-1A7F74C9BEB0. 26 July 2020 .
  2. Web site: Béal Átha Fhínín / Ballineen . Placenames Database of Ireland. logainm.ie . 29 April 2023 .
  3. Web site: Mayor, Cllr. Danny Collins Officially opens the Ballineen and Enniskeane Community Walkway. Cork County Council. Cork County Council. 19 July 2022. Cork County Council. 13 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Dunmanway Integrated Development Strategy 2007 . Dunmanway Inter-Agency Committee . 6 May 2023 . communityplanningtoolkit.org.
  5. Web site: The Twin Villages of Ballineen and Enniskean. ballineenandenniskean.weebly.com. 12 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Inis Céin / Enniskean. logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. 29 April 2023.
  7. Web site: Cork Village Of Ballineen 1978 . RTÉ Archives . rte.ie . 6 May 2023 .
  8. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society . A history of the O'Mahony septs of Kinelmeky and Ivagha . 2 . 14 . 79 . 1908. O'Mahony . John . 134 . The genealogy of the O'Mahonys is traced up from Conn [..] to two other well-known place names :- "From this Kean (Cian, father of Mahon) was called Enniskean" .
  9. Book: O'Mahony, Jeremiah . West Cork and Its Story . 80 . 1961 . Kerryman . One of Cian's residences was at Deargrath (red fort), which gave its name to the townland on which was built the village of Enniskean, called after Cian himself .
  10. Book: O'Mahony, John . John O'Mahony (antiquarian)

    . History of the O'Mahony septs of Kinelmeky and Ivagha . John O'Mahony (antiquarian) . 1913 . Cork . Guy & Company . Cian [..] occasionally lived at Enniskean, which was called after him [..] There was a fort there, Dearg Rath (Red Fort) which gave its name to the townland on which was built the village of Enniskean. [..] The Irish-speaking people of that district always pronounced the word as if written in English, "Inniskayn" .

  11. Web site: 1961 Census - Table 15 - Alphabetical List of Towns, with Populations, 1961 . Central Statistics Office . CSO . 6 May 2023 .
  12. Web site: Enniskeane, Diocese of Cork and Ross Marriages. National Library of Ireland. National Library of Ireland. September 1810 – February 1882. 30 April 2023.
  13. Web site: National Library of Ireland. National Library of Ireland. Parish of Enniskeane. Catholic Parish Registers at the National Library of Ireland. 29 April 2023.
  14. Web site: West Cork Municipal District . Cork County Council . 30 April 2023 .
  15. Web site: Cork County Development Plan Review - Population and Housing - Background Document No. 2 . Cork County Council . corkcoco.ie . 12 March 2020 . 29 April 2023 .
  16. Web site: 1981 Census - Table 19 - Alphabetical list of Towns with their population in 1981 . Central Statistics Office . CSO . 6 May 2023 .
  17. Web site: Diocese of Cork and Ross. Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross. Parish of Enniskeane & Desertserges. Diocese of Cork and Ross. 29 April 2023.
  18. Web site: Founded on faith in Mary: building Enniskeane Church. Enniskeane & Desertserges Parish. 7 February 2017. 29 April 2023.
  19. Web site: Ballineen . eiretrains.com . 1 May 2023 . The station, known officially as 'Ballineen & Enniskean', replaced two separate stations which served these villages in May 1891 .
  20. Web site: Final Closure [..] Ballineen & Enniskean [..] 01.04.1961 . Railscot . Irish Railways . 7 May 2012 .
  21. Web site: Ballineen and Enniskean Railway Station, Derrigra, Ballineen, Cork . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 29 April 2023 .
  22. Web site: Ballineen-Enniskean (Ireland) Census Town . City Population . 6 May 2023 .
  23. Web site: Timber firms merge for €50m operation . Independent News & Media . independent.ie . Colm . Kelpie . 26 April 2013 . 12 August 2020 .
  24. Web site: Mozzarella next on menu as Carbery grows in Asia and US . Independent News & Media . independent.ie . Shawn. Pogatchnik . 23 April 2020 . 12 August 2020 . The Carbery plant in Ballineen is the largest cheese-making facility in the State [..and..] produces a quarter of all Irish-made cheese, including its flagship Dubliner brand .
  25. Web site: Dual player Jason Collins (29) steps up off the field to take over as St Mary’s GAA Club chairman . Southern Star . southernstar.ie . Kieran . McCarthy. 9 February 2021 . 6 May 2023 . Last year St Mary's GAA Club and Enniskeane Camogie Club joined forces for a fundraiser for Pieta House.
  26. Web site: Meet West Cork's comeback kings . Southern Star . southernstar.ie . 5 April 2017 . 6 May 2023 . Riverside Athletic, needing a win to retain their WCSL U16 league title, found themselves 3-0 down at home in Ballineen to Bunratty United .
  27. Book: Auberjonois, Fernand . Ballade Irlandaise . 1998 . 9782883400634 . Editions Metropolis. Installé dans son cottage de Enniskeane, avec sa femme et son chat, à une quarantaine de kilomètres de West Cork . fr .
  28. Web site: Caulfield: I can't wait to get cracking again. eveningecho.ie . Evening Echo . 13 October 2016. 22 December 2014. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019142344/http://www.eveningecho.ie/sport/caulfield-i-cant-wait-to-get-cracking-again/370110/. 19 October 2016. dmy-all . Éamonn . Murphy .
  29. Web site: Irish Times. 21 November 2023. The startling running progress of Fiona Everard. 20 November 2023. Ian . O'Riordan.
  30. Web site: Olympic hero Phil Healy is home! . Southern Star . Kieran . McCarthy . 13 August 2021 . 16 January 2024 .
  31. Web site: O'Mahony, John . Royal Irish Academy . Dictionary of Irish Biography . C. J. . Woods . 10.3318/dib.006879.v1 . October 2009 .
  32. Web site: Former Fianna Fáil minister Joe Walsh dies aged 71 . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 9 November 2014 . 12 August 2020 . Olivia . Kelleher . Kilian . Doyle . Mr Walsh was born in Ballineen, Co Cork .

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