Kilbehenny
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Kilbehenny
Coill Bheithne | |
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Village | |
The R639 road passes through Kilbehenny | |
Coordinates: 52°17′41″N 8°12′17″W / 52.29472°N 8.20472°W | |
Country | Ireland |
County | County Limerick |
Kilbehenny (Irish: Coill Bheithne), also Kilbeheny,[1] is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, on the R639 regional road. It is situated on the County Cork border and is within 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of the County Tipperary border. The village is 5 km (3 mi) east of Mitchelstown, the nearest town, and 1 km (0.6 mi) from Junction 12 of the M8 Dublin to Cork motorway. Kilbehenny is home to a medieval cemetery, Kilbehenny Graveyard. The River Funshion flows through the village. Kilbeheny is in a civil parish of the same name.[1]
Notable people
- John Casey, mathematician[citation needed]
- Aoibheann Clancy, international soccer player[2]
See also
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 "Coill Bheithne/Kilbeheny". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Roche, Marian (25 November 2021). "Aoibheann nominated for Young Player of the Year". The Avondhu. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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