Darrara or Darrary (Irish: Dairbhre)[1] is a rural townland near Clonakilty, County Cork in Ireland. The townland, of 1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi),[2] is home to Teagasc's Clonakilty Agricultural College (some structures of which date to the 1880s) and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (built in 1897).[3][4][5] Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include a restored Iron Age ringfort and a megalithic standing stone (on the grounds of Sacred Heart church).[6][7]
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References
- ^ "Dairbhre / Darrary". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Darrary Townland, Co. Cork". townlands.ie. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Clonakilty Agricultural College, Darrary, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Clonakilty Agricultural College". darrara.com. Teagasc. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Darrary, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Darrara Standing Stone". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Lios-na-gCon, Restored Ancient Fort". discoveringcork.ie. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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