Bweeng Explained

Official Name:Bweeng
Native Name:Irish: Na Boinn
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:728
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.0431°N -8.7175°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Bweeng [2] is a village located approximately 140NaN0 south west of the town of Mallow, County Cork, Ireland on the R619 regional road.[3] Bweeng is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West and the townlands of Beennamweel West, Beennamweel East, Shanavoher, Ballyboght and Glashaboy West in the civil parish of Kilshannig.

Transportation

The nearest railway station is Mallow railway station, which is on the Mallow-Tralee and Dublin-Cork railway lines.

Bweeng is also accessible by the R619 road.

Facilities

St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church holds regular masses. The village also has one pub, a community centre, playing field and walkway.

The village is served by the local primary school, Bweeng National School, which was opened in 1953.[4]

Sport

Bweeng, along with Dromahane, Lombardstown and Glantane, is represented in Gaelic games by the Kilshannig club. The club's headquarters are O'Connell Park in Glantane. Bweeng Celtic is the village's association football club. They play their home games in Bweeng Community Centre.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2022 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Bweeng . Central Statistics Office . Census 2022 .
  2. Web site: Na Boinn/Bweeng . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 27 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Breathtaking views and community spirit in Bweeng. 31 October 2013. The Corkman. 17 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Bweeng National School website .