Bandon, County Cork

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Bandon, County Cork is a historic market town in southwest Ireland situated on the River Bandon, known for its 17th-century origins and role as a local commercial and administrative center.

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Bandon, County Cork canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf market town
town
country Ireland
crossedBy R586 road
distanceFromCorkCity approximately 27 km
economicActivity agricultural services
light industry
retail
foundedAs planned town
foundedInCentury 17th century
governedBy Cork County Council
hasCategory Towns and villages in County Cork
hasDialCode +353 23
hasIrishName Droichead na Bandan
hasLandmark Bandon Bridge
St Patrick’s Roman Catholic church
St Peter’s Church of Ireland church
remains of town walls
hasParish Bandon parish
hasPopulation over 6000
hasPostcodeDistrict P72
hasPostTown Bandon
hasRailwayHistory formerly served by West Cork Railway
hasRiverFeature Bandon weir
hasSecondarySchool Bandon Grammar School
Coláiste na Toirbhirte
Hamilton High School
hasSportsClub Bandon GAA
Bandon Rugby Football Club
historicalEvent affected by the Williamite War in Ireland
developed as a plantation town in the early 1600s
involved in conflicts of the 1641 Rebellion
historicalFunction local administrative centre
local commercial centre
market town
isPartOf Province of Munster
locatedIn County Cork
locatedInRegion West Cork
surface form: Southwest Ireland
locatedOnRiver River Bandon
locatedOnRoad N71
locatedSouthOf Cork city
nearbyTown Clonakilty
Innishannon
Kinsale
region West Cork
timeZone WET
timeZoneDST IST (WEST)

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Bandon parliamentaryBoroughOf Bandon, County Cork
subject surface form: Bandon (UK Parliament constituency)
Bandon hasCapital Bandon, County Cork
subject surface form: Bandon (UK Parliament constituency)
Crossbarry Ambush tookPlaceNear Bandon, County Cork