Kiskeam or Kishkeam (Irish: Coiscéim na Caillí)[1] is a village in north-west County Cork, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Kilmeen in the Barony of Duhallow. Kiskeam is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency. It is around 35 km west of Mallow, and 55 km north-west of Cork city.
Kiskeam
Coiscéim na Caillí | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Post office and bar on Kiskeam's main street | |
  Kiskeam Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′34″N 9°09′25″W / 52.176°N 9.157°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Transport
editKiskeam lies on the R577 road which connects the N72 at Cloonbannin Cross to Castleisland and the N21, linking Mallow to Tralee.
The closest rail links include Millstreet, Rathmore and Mallow train stations.[citation needed]
Sport
editIn men sports Kiskeam is represented by Kiskeam GAA which is a Gaelic Football club only and competes in the Cork Senior Football Championship.[citation needed]
In women's Gaelic football Kiskeam play for Araglen Desmonds Buí which is a combined team representing Kiskeam, Ballydesmond and Boherbue.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Coiscéim na Caillí / Kishkeam". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Araglen Desmonds Bui Ladies Football Club". northcorkladiesfootball.com. North Cork Ladies Football. Retrieved 24 November 2019.