Kildorrery
Kildorrery is a village in north County Cork, Ireland. It lies at the crossroads of the N73 road from Mallow to Mitchelstown and the R512 from Kilmallock to Fermoy. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Kildorrery is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.
The village, which sits on a hilltop plateau, overlooks the surrounding area. To the east are the Galtee Mountains and Knockmealdown Mountains, with Slievenamon in the distance. To the north the Ballyhouras - the Limerick road is flanked by two mountains, Castlegale and Carrigeenamronety Hill. To the south, across the Blackwater Valley, are the Nagle mountains.
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort sites in the townlands of Ballynoe and Scart. A ruined medieval church, within the village, dates to at least the 14th century.Bowen's Court, a former 18th century country house and home to writer Elizabeth Bowen, was built in nearby Farahy.
The current Roman Catholic church, built, is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew.
Economy and culture
Agriculture, including dairy farming, provides much of the local employment. The village itself has several businesses, including a petrol station, grocery shop, fast food outlet, a bus/coach transportation service, restaurant/cafe, two pubs which present live music, several hair salons and beauticians, a bakery, sign makers/printers, a veterinarian, horticultural businesses, a haulage firm, a funeral parlour and a nursing home.An annual festival, known as "Hillfest", takes place during the summer and is jointly run by the local community development group and by Kildorrery GAA club.