Glanworth

Glanworth (Irish: Gleannúir, meaning "yew valley") is a village on the R512 regional road, 8 km northwest of the town of Fermoy in County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 40 km northeast of the city of Cork, the county's administrative centre, and 210 km southwest of Dublin. The combined population of Glanworth East and Glanworth West in 2006 was 1,316, an increase of 8.6% since 2002.

Glanworth has a Roman Catholic church, a school, several shops, and ten pubs. The village is locally known as 'The Harbour'. This stems from the ninth century invasion of Vikings, who sailed inland as far as the monastery in Glanworth. The village was sacked and some of the women were taken back to Scandinavia as saltwives. A cry of 'come on the harbour' is still often heard at sporting events.

The 13th-century Glanworth Castle was built beside the River Funcheon by the Condon family, Norman settlers who arrived in the Cork area in the twelfth century. The keep and the castle wall remain. The castle is now used mainly as a public walk.

Glanworth Abbey was built in the 13th century next to the castle by the Dominican order; the priory was desecrated in the 16th century. The priory's gable tracery window, now restored, was once part of the Protestant church, which is located in the Catholic graveyard.

Glanworth mill is located along the banks of the River Funcheon and sits below the imposing Norman castle. Built during the 1840 as part of a famine relief scheme it is the last remaining reverse undershot water wheel in Ireland.

The Labbacallee wedge tomb is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Glanworth and is the largest wedge tomb in Ireland.

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