Baile Bhuirne
Baile Bhuirne [ ˌbˠalʲə ˈwˠuːɾʲnʲə ] ( Anglicised : Ballyvourney ) is a place in County Cork in south-west Ireland . As in the neighboring Baile Mhic Íre, the colloquial language is the Munster dialect of Irish . Therefore only the Irish name Baile Bhuirne has official status.
The place belonging to the Barony West Muskerry ( Múscraí Thiar ) is located northwest of the city of Cork near Macroom on the road to Killarney in the Derrynasaggart Mountains (probably from Doire na Sagart , "oak grove of the priests"). Although the place is very small (a few hundred inhabitants with a fairly large area), it has a certain importance especially in Munster , but also on the island.
On the one hand, it is the center of the only remaining natural Gaeltacht that has no connection to the sea. However, the number of people in the area who use Irish every day is now small. However, it is not difficult to hear people talking in Irish on the street or in the store. The dialect of West Muskerry, which is part of Munster Irish, is spoken .
On the other hand, the area around Baile Bhuirne is rich in archaeological monuments from various prehistoric and historical epochs . Mention should be made:
- a so-called ring fort , from the late Iron Age ,
- some menhirs ,
- some Burnt Mounds (burned hills) also Ancient Cooking Place; Gaelic: Fulacht fiadh
- the ruins of the local abbey including a sheela-na-gig ,
- and St. Gobnet's Well , a source with St. Gobnet ( Irish Gobnait ), an abbess in the 6th century and patron saint of beekeepers and blacksmiths is associated.
The extensive forest and heathland south of the village offer a refuge for rare plant species .
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.coimisineir.ie/index.php?page=placenames&lang=english&tid=31 (last accessed on December 19, 2012)
Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ N , 9 ° 10 ′ W