Lombardstown (Irish: Baile Lombaird)[1] is a village 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of the town of Mallow in County Cork, Ireland.[2] It takes its name from the Lombard family who came to Ireland from Lombardy in Northern Italy in the Middle Ages and became rich and prominent, with branches of the family in Waterford and Cork. Lombardstown is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West.

Lombardstown
Baile Lombaird
Village
Railway line to Mallow at Lombardstown
Railway line to Mallow at Lombardstown
Lombardstown is located in Ireland
Lombardstown
Lombardstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°07′07″N 08°46′55″W / 52.11861°N 8.78194°W / 52.11861; -8.78194
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

It has a co-op, a post office and is the site of a Dairygold Agri Business plant.[3]

Notable people

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From 1912 the Irish tenor, John McCormack, spent summers in the area after he purchased a small cottage outside the village. In 1918, McCormack sold this cottage due to his singing commitments in the US.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Baile Lombaird / Lombardstown". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ^ BBC News: Rural Ireland 'dying' as post offices close. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Contact Us". dairygoldagri.ie. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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