Kilmichael Cill Mhichíl | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Post office and bar in Kilmichael | |
  Kilmichael Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:51°50′05″N9°02′13″W / 51.8346°N 9.037°W /51.8346; -9.037 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Kilmichael (Irish:Cill Mhichíl)[1] is a village andcivil parish in the barony ofWest Muskerry,County Cork,Ireland. Kilmichael's post office (P.O.) is located on an early map (1897-1913) at the Cooldorragha Cross Roads.[2] Kilmichael is part of theCork North-West (Dáil constituency).
TheKilmichael Ambush took place near the village during theIrish War of Independence. The actual fight took place in thetownlands of Haremount (Cnocán an Ghiorria in Irish) and Shanacashel (Seanchaiseal).[3] The Kilmichael Ambush site is marked by a monument which is approximately 3.2 km (2 mi) south of the village.[4]
The localnational school, Dromleigh National School, is the oldest in Ireland and celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2015.[5][6] The school was opened in 1840 and still operates from the original school building.[7]
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