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==Places of interest==
===Glanworth Castle===
A 13th century castle built beside the River [[Funcheon]] by the [[Condon]] family, [[Normans|Norman]] settlers who arrived in the Cork area in the twelfth century. The keep and the castle wall remain.The castle is now mainly used as a public walk or a courting area
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===Glanworth Abbey===
Built in the 13th century next to the castle by the [[Dominican order]], the [[priory]] was desecrated in the 16th century. The Priorys' [[gable]] [[tracery]] window, now restored, was once part of the Protestant church, which is located in the Catholic graveyard. <ref>{{cite web | title=National Monuments:Churchtown | url=http://www.churchtown.net/Webpages/thingstodo/monuments.htm | accessdate=2007-08-07}}</ref>

===Labbacallee Megalith===
The [[Labbacallee wedge tomb]] is located 1.5 miles from Glanworth and is the largest [[wedge tomb]] in Ireland. <ref>{{cite web |title=The Megalithic Portal | url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6333481 | accessdate=2007-08-07}}</ref>

==Transport==
*Glanworth railway station opened on 23 March 1891, closed for passenger and goods traffic on 27 January 1947 and finally closed altogether on 1 December 1953.<ref>{{cite web | title=Glanworth station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-10-14}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]
* [[List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland#County Cork|List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Cork)]]

==References==
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[[Category:Towns and villages in County Cork]]

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