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Farran (Irish: An Fearann) is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens. It lies on the southside of the River Lee. Farran is 12 miles (19 km) west from Cork City on the N22 road.
The village has a primary school, creche and Montessori school, a church, community hall, and a number of small businesses. Kilcrea Friary and Kilcrea Castle are historical sites in the area. As of the 2022 census, Farran was home to 326 people.
Farran lies within the historical barony of Muskerry East and the ancient parish of Aglish (from Irish: Eaglais, meaning 'church'). The medieval parish church at Aglish is recorded in taxation records of 1199 as 'Magalaid', and by 1482 was recorded as 'Agalasmaschala'.
The ruins of this church, which was built of stone and lime, still show the northern and western walls.[citation needed] The old graveyard is to the rear of the western gable. A new graveyard was opened in the 1970s, and is still being used for families in the area.[citation needed]
The current parish church at Farran is in the Roman Catholic parish of Ovens (formed of the ancient parishes of Aglish, Athnowen, and Desertmore). It was commissioned by the then parish priest, Fr. John Cotter, in 1860. Replacing a smaller temporary church which dated from the 1820s, it was built beside the road leading from Farran village to Aglish burial ground. Funded by local subscription, the church was built in a Gothic Revival style by contractor John Crean to designs by ME Hadfield and George Goldie of Sheffield.
Farran Church is unusual in that the entire building (rather than just the altar) is consecrated. In 2010, Farran Church celebrated its 150th year in use.
Farran Forrest Park (commonly called Farran Wood) is a 44 hectares (110 acres) woodland area just north of Farran village. It is a public park operated by Coillte, and is located on the southern bank of the River Lee at Inniscarra Lake. It is the home of the National Rowing Centre.
Farran Wood was originally part of a larger estate, formerly associated with the Matthews and previously the Clarke families. The Clarke family had been local landlords who came to Farran in the mid-19th century. Originally from Liverpool in England, the Clarke family first settled in Trabolgan near Midleton and later in Farran, where they extended a Georgian house which had formerly been owned by the Penrose family. The Clarke family were involved in the tobacco industry and opened a cigar company, William Clarke & Son, in Cork in the mid-19th century.
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Farran
Farran (Irish: An Fearann) is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens. It lies on the southside of the River Lee. Farran is 12 miles (19 km) west from Cork City on the N22 road.
The village has a primary school, creche and Montessori school, a church, community hall, and a number of small businesses. Kilcrea Friary and Kilcrea Castle are historical sites in the area. As of the 2022 census, Farran was home to 326 people.
Farran lies within the historical barony of Muskerry East and the ancient parish of Aglish (from Irish: Eaglais, meaning 'church'). The medieval parish church at Aglish is recorded in taxation records of 1199 as 'Magalaid', and by 1482 was recorded as 'Agalasmaschala'.
The ruins of this church, which was built of stone and lime, still show the northern and western walls.[citation needed] The old graveyard is to the rear of the western gable. A new graveyard was opened in the 1970s, and is still being used for families in the area.[citation needed]
The current parish church at Farran is in the Roman Catholic parish of Ovens (formed of the ancient parishes of Aglish, Athnowen, and Desertmore). It was commissioned by the then parish priest, Fr. John Cotter, in 1860. Replacing a smaller temporary church which dated from the 1820s, it was built beside the road leading from Farran village to Aglish burial ground. Funded by local subscription, the church was built in a Gothic Revival style by contractor John Crean to designs by ME Hadfield and George Goldie of Sheffield.
Farran Church is unusual in that the entire building (rather than just the altar) is consecrated. In 2010, Farran Church celebrated its 150th year in use.
Farran Forrest Park (commonly called Farran Wood) is a 44 hectares (110 acres) woodland area just north of Farran village. It is a public park operated by Coillte, and is located on the southern bank of the River Lee at Inniscarra Lake. It is the home of the National Rowing Centre.
Farran Wood was originally part of a larger estate, formerly associated with the Matthews and previously the Clarke families. The Clarke family had been local landlords who came to Farran in the mid-19th century. Originally from Liverpool in England, the Clarke family first settled in Trabolgan near Midleton and later in Farran, where they extended a Georgian house which had formerly been owned by the Penrose family. The Clarke family were involved in the tobacco industry and opened a cigar company, William Clarke & Son, in Cork in the mid-19th century.
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