Banteer
Banteer
Bántír | |
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Village | |
File:The_Post_Office,_Banteer_(geograph_6415883).jpg Banteer’s post office | |
Coordinates: 52°07′N 8°53′WCoordinates: 52°07′N 8°53′W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Population (2016)[1] | 355 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Banteer (Irish: Bántír) is a village in north County Cork, Ireland located in the Civic Parish of Clonmeen in the Barony of Duhallow. It is near the town of Mallow. Banteer is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.
- 1 History
- 2 Organizations
- 3 Transport
- 4 See also
- 5 References
History
In 1651, the Battle of Knocknaclashy, the last pitched battle of the Irish Confederate Wars, took place near the village, when English Parliamentariansunder Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery defeated an Irish force under Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry.
Organizations
Local sporting organizations include a Gaelic football club known simply as “Lyre” after a nearby village and a hurling club known as Banteer.
The Glen Theatre is a community owned and managed centre for the arts. The theatre was originally Banteer National School (built 1840).[2]
Transport
Banteer railway station opened on 16 April 1853 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 September 1976.[3] It is on the Mallow to Tralee railway line.
The Banter to Nadd road was widened and surfaced in 1838 and a large stone was placed at the roadside along the way, commemorating the ganger in charge with the inscription: “JOHN O’NEILL BROSNA 1838”.
See also
References
- “Census 2016 Sapmap Area – Settlements – Banteer”. Central Statistics Office SAPMAP 2016. Central Statistics Office Ireland. 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- Glen Theatre. Welcome page Verified 9 February 2011.
- “Banteer station” (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
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Battle of Knocknaclashy
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Coordinates: 52.108089°N 8.955361°W
Battle of Knocknaclashy | |||||||
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Part of the Irish Confederate Wars | |||||||
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Confederate Ireland | Parliamentarians | ||||||
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Viscount Muskerry | Lord Broghill | ||||||
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3,000 | 2,000 soldiers | ||||||
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500 | 26 killed 130 wounded |
The battle of Knocknaclashy (also known as Knockbrack), took place in County Cork in southern Ireland in 1651. In it, an Irish Confederate force led by Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry was defeated by an English Parliamentarian force under Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery. It was the final pitched battle of the Irish Confederate Wars and one of the last of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Contents
- 1 The Campaign
- 2 The battle
- 3 See also
- 4 Citations
- 5 References
- 6 General references
The Campaign
Most of the province of Munster had fallen to Cromwell’s forces in 1649-50. Oliver Cromwell had led an assault by the New Model Army from the south-east of Ireland, while Roger Boyle had inspired a mutiny among the English Royalistgarrison in Cork, causing them to defect to the Parliamentarians. This had outflanked the defences of Irish Confederates and English Royalists, causing them to retreat behind the river Shannon into Connacht, where they held the fortified cities of Limerick and Galway. Henry Ireton went on to besiege Limerick. The only organised Irish forces remaining in south Munster were those of Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry, who held out in the mountainous area of west Cork and county Kerry – which was his clan’s native territory.
In July 1651, Muskerry set out from Ross Castle in Killarney to try to relieve the besieged defenders of Limerick. He rallied his men by spreading a prophecy that the Irish would win a great battle over the English – such predictions were commonly believed in Irish culture at that time. Muskerry marched in the direction of Mallow with 3,000 infantry and some cavalry, hoping to link up with bands of Irish guerrillas or “tories” on the road north. However, Ireton had positioned Roger Boyle, Lord Broghill (later 1st Earl of Orrery) in Cork to prevent such a move and Broghill’s Parliamentarian force intercepted the Irish at Knocknaclashy, near Dromagh and the village of Banteer.[2]
The battle
The Parliamentarians were outnumbered but better trained and supplied than the Irish and had more cavalry, which was a big advantage in open country. The two sides exchanged a volley of musketry at close range and then closed hand to hand. The Irish cavalry were scattered in the first charge, leaving their infantry alone.
However, the infantrymen, mostly armed with pikes, bravely charged their adversaries. Broghill’s men were almost outflanked by the Irish pikemen, but recovered the advantage by charging the flank of the Irish line. Broghill reported that his horsemen broke into the Irish pike squares at the “angles” (corners) by riding up, firing their pistols, reloading and repeating the process until there was a large enough gap in the formation for the English cavalry to break in with their swords. In this way, Broghill’s men turned the flank of the Irish line and put them to flight. Hundreds of Irish soldiers were ridden down by the Parliamentary cavalry in the subsequent pursuit.
Broghill ordered the killing of all prisoners except “men of good quality” (i.e. of high social rank) who could be ransomed. He also related that his men found Catholic “charms” sown into the clothing of the Irish dead, which promised that the wearer would be invulnerable to weapons. The Parliamentarians recorded losses of only 26 dead and 130 wounded, although it is likely that many of the wounded would have also later perished from their injuries. The surviving Irish, including Muskerry, retreated in disorder to Ross Castle, where they surrendered in 1652.
See also
Citations
- Bagwell 1909, p. 268, (In the margin): “His (Broghill) victory near Kanturk, July 26.”
- Cokayne 1913, p. 214, line 24: “… he [Muskerry] was severely defeated by Lord Broghill in June 1651, near Dromagh …”
References
- Bagwell, Richard (1909), Ireland under the Stuarts and under the Interregnum, 2, London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Cokayne, George Edward (1913), Gibbs, Vicary (ed.), The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, 3 (2nd ed.), London: St Catherine Press – Canonteign to Cutts (for Clancarty)
General references
- Lenihan, Padraig (2001). Confederate Catholics at War. Cork: Cork University Press. ISBN 978-1859182444.
- Wheeler, James Scott (2000). Cromwell in Ireland. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0312225506.
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Banteer railway station is a station on the Mallow to Tralee railway line and serves the village of Banteer in County Cork, Ireland. It is the next adjacent station to Kanturk, County Cork.
The station opened on 16 April 1853 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 September 1976.[1]
The 9 miles (14 km) branch to Newmarket closed to passengers in 1944, reopened for a year in 1946, then carried only occasional livestock trains until CIÉ applied to close it in 1954.[2]
Preceding station | Iarnród Éireann | Following station | ||
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Mallow | InterCity Dublin-Tralee | Millstreet | ||
Mallow | InterCity Cork-Tralee | Milstreet | ||
Mallow | Commuter Mallow-Tralee | Millstreet |
References[edit]
- ^ “Banteer station” (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (June 1954). “Branch Line Closing in Ireland”. The Railway Magazine. Vol. 100 no. 638. Westminster: Tothill Press. p. 433.
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Coordinates: 52°07′44″N 8°53′55″W
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LOCAL STORY OF ” ST FURZEY “, AND ” ST HILARY, “
bearing on Place-names in school locality.
” Beasley’s Ford ” and ” Mount Hilary “
from The late Michael Sheehan, Inchidaly, Banteer ( Died aged 99 ) and Mrs Hannah Connors Tincoora Banteer (87 Yrs )
St Furzey is the Patron Saint of our parish ” Clonmeen ” . St Furzey’s Well is situated at Clonmeen, Banteer. The Roman Catholic Church at Banteer is dedicated to ” St Mary ” and ” St Furzey “. A ford in the Glen River, near Banteer School, in the townland of Shronebeha, used to be called ” Beasley’s Ford, ” Over this ford, Fr Murphy’s Bridge was built in 1861. Mount Hilary overlooks this ford, and the old monastery at Clonmeen.
St Furzey lived in a monastery at Clonmeen Graveyard, where now stands the Protestant Church. He was very religious, and after prayers every morning, it was said, that his breakfast, was laid on the table from heaven. He arose one morning, thinking of his breakfast, and did not say his prayers. When he went to the usual place to eat, there was nothing on the table. The following night he had a vision. An Angel appeared to him, and told him to take a withered limb from a tree, and to walk the Glen River with it, until such time, as it became green again. Furzey did so, and walked the river till he came to the ford where Father Murphy’s Bridge now stands. Here he saw a man trying to get a cow across. This man, in surprise, asked Furzey whey he was walking the river, and the saint related his story. The man then confessed to St. Furzey, that his own name was Beasley, that he was stealing the cow, and that he could not get her across the ford, as her leg seemed to be tied to a stone. In repentance, ” Beasley ” asked the saint for half the withered limb, and promised to walk the river with him. Furzey broke the limb, and handed half to him. Immediately he took it, both withered limbs became green in their hands. Both then returned to Clonmeen Monastery, and lived together. So ” Beasley’s Ford ” got its name. Later, this man ” Beasley ” is supposed to have got the name St. Hilary, and so the local mountain, from whence he was coming with the stolen cow, and which overlooks the ford, and the monastery, got its name ” Mount Hilary “.
John F. Sheehan – Banteer
Patrick Flynn – Tincoora
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Ambitious development continues proud Banteer history
Wed, 18 Mar, 2020 – 17:33
A bright light in a troubled time is one way of looking at the recent launch of the new astroturf facilities at the Banteer Community Sportsfield and Park, the first part of a €1.5 million development.
The north Cork village has long been a market leader in sports events and facilities, a reputation endorsed by this latest ambitious development.
“The development will serve all sports and is a much-needed all-weather facility in the area,” said Denis Withers, Sportsfield secretary, adding: “It’s important to stress that the project isn’t complete yet, though.
“The pitch looks terrific but obviously we’ll need the associated buildings to go with it.
“Phase 2 of the building project covers the usual facilities you’d associate with a top class playing area. We’re planning on construction of a spectator stand, changing rooms, shower area and toilets, obviously.
“But we also have plans in place for a cafe or tea room and a museum to cover the 100-plus years of sort in the Banteer area.
“Jerry Sheehan has compiled a history of sports in the area which will be showcased in the museum area of the new facility.
“Again, this is a new phase of the project which we want to complete in the next nine months in order to ensure the support facilities for the proper operation of the pitch are there for users.”
To coincide with the launch of the venue, a DVD was also launched celebrating a century of sport in the north Cork village, which hosted sports meetings as far back as May 1886.
The Banteer venue was convenient for travel from Cork and Dublin as it was adjacent to Banteer Railway Station and was also served by a Newmarket to Banteer rail line which was opened in 1891.
Future world champion Denis Horgan of Fermoyle shone at the early Banteer sports meetings, while Dr Pat O’Callaghan was a star of the 1926 Banteer sports meeting with two victories: two years later he won gold at the Amsterdam Olympics.
In its early years the meeting moved venue frequently within the locality, but from 1952 it has been held at the current Banteer Sportsfield.
Throughout the fifties there was plenty of development of that venue, with excavation and levelling of the sports field with an oval cinder track banked at the ends for safety of cyclists, and an inner grass track. The venue got its just reward when it staged the All-Ireland championships in 1965 and in 1966.
A special presentation was made at the launch by Denis Withers to Jerry Sheehan to acknowledge his dedication to Banteer sports and its history: the DVD covering that history can be ordered from April from Denis Withers (cost €20).
The major grant of €1.128 million towards the development project is from the Government Rural Regeneration and Development fund.
The community will still need to raise about €300,000 of matching funds to complete the full €1.5 million project but the organising committee is confident that that target will be reached.
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