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Kilumney
Cill Omhnann

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Cill Omhnann · Co. Cork

Commuter suburb on the N22. Part of Ballincollig. The park runs through it.

Kilumney is not a destination. It"s a place you pass or you live in. West Cork suburb, strung along the N22 between Cork and Macroom — the Cork–Macroom road — effectively the western edge of Cork city"s suburban belt. Population around 800, give or take. You"ve probably driven through it without noticing.

The only real thing here is Ballincollig Regional Park, which extends west from Ballincollig proper into this area. The gunpowder mills site is the draw — that"s 10km east. The park itself has walking and cycling, green space along the river, the old industrial infrastructure if you"re interested. Most visitors come from Cork city (12km east) and stay with the main mills circuit in Ballincollig. This end is quieter. Less curated. The walk is the same story — water, old stones, industrial Ireland — just on the western edge where fewer people go. Cork city is 15–20 minutes by car. Everything else you need is in Ballincollig or Cork.

Population
~800
Coords
51.9047° N, 8.6183° W
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Getting there.

By car

On the N22 between Cork and Macroom. Cork city is 12km east. Macroom is 8km west.

By bus

Local Cork buses run the N22 corridor. Not frequent.

By train

No station. Nearest is Cork city (Kent Station), 12km.

By air

Cork Airport is 20km south. Shannon is 100km.