About
Kanturk
The name Kanturk is derived from the Irish Céann Tuirc which means a
Boar's Head. The last Irish wild boar was reputed to have been killed in Kanturk and a
plaque marks the spot at junction of Strand Street and Catherine's Lane. The wild boar is
commemorated in a festival every summer.
Kanturk is a market town and is situated in the Blackwater Valley. It is
at the junction of two of the Blackwater's tributaries, the Allow and the Dallow, and
three town-parks have developed along its banks. The present layout of the town began in
the 18th century when the Earls of Egmont was given the town after the 1641
rebellion.
Kanturk Castle, locally known as The Old Court, lies just outside the
town and a history of this is available at the McCarthy
Clann website.
For further information about Kantruk and district,
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