Tower, County Cork
| Tower Teamhair | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Tower Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′N 8°36′W / 51.92°N 8.6°WCoordinates: 51°55′N 8°36′W / 51.92°N 8.6°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Urban | 3,306 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | W632766 |
Tower (Irish: Teamhair) (Ordnance Survey Ireland name Model Village[2]) is a village in County Cork, Ireland, northwest of Cork city. It is 3 km from Blarney and the two villages are merging along the R617 road and are dormitory towns for Cork city.
History
The 1845 Ordnance Survey map shows a hamlet called Tower Village at the junction of the townlands of Coolflugh, Kilnamucky, and Cloghphilip in the civil parish of Matehy.[3] By 1902, the Cork and Muskerry Light Railway branch line to Blarney had a station at Tower Bridge.[4] This prompted development of a model village by O'Mahony builders along what is now the Model Village Road. There was further growth in the Celtic Tiger era, with the population growing by 116% between the censuses of 1991 and 2002. It grew more slowly thereafter, reaching 3306 in 2011.[1]
Features
Tower is in the Roman Catholic parish of Inniscarra. It has the largest Centra supermarket in Ireland. There are two pubs: The Huntsman and Aunties Bar. Housing estates include Seanacloc, Oakmount, Laureston Crescent and Gleann Na Ri.
See also
References
- 1 2 "CD121. Alphabetical list of towns with their population, 2006 and 2011" (PDF). Census 2011. Central Statistics Office. 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "Street Map". Mapviewer. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "Cork Sheet 73". Six-inch map. Ordnance Survey Ireland. 9 June 1845. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "Cork Sheets 73-02 and 73-03". 25-inch map. Ordnance Survey Ireland. 1 June 1902. Retrieved 22 September 2016.