Darrara Explained

Darrara or Darrary [1] is a rural townland near Clonakilty, County Cork in Ireland. The townland, of 1.4km2,[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]

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51.631°N -8.845°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dairbhre / Darrary . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 22 December 2020 .
  2. Web site: Darrary Townland, Co. Cork . townlands.ie . 22 December 2020 .
  3. Web site: Clonakilty Agricultural College, Darrary, County Cork . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 22 December 2020 .
  4. Web site: Clonakilty Agricultural College . darrara.com . Teagasc . https://web.archive.org/web/20050206174935/http://darrara.com/ . 6 February 2005 .
  5. Web site: Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Darrary, County Cork . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 22 December 2020 .
  6. Web site: Darrara Standing Stone . megalithicireland.com . 22 December 2020 .
  7. Web site: Lios-na-gCon, Restored Ancient Fort . discoveringcork.ie . 22 December 2020 .

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