Bweeng

{{short description|Village in County Cork, Ireland}}

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Bweeng ({{Irish place name|Na Boinn|The Coins}}){{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1166983 | title = Na Boinn/Bweeng | website = Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) | access-date = 27 October 2021}} is a village located approximately {{convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south west of the town of Mallow, County Cork, Ireland on the R619 regional road.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/news/breathtaking-views-and-community-spirit-in-bweeng-29713540.html|title=Breathtaking views and community spirit in Bweeng|date=31 October 2013|publisher=The Corkman|accessdate=17 February 2018|first=|last=}} Bweeng is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West and the townlands of Beennamweel West, Beennamweel East, Shanavoher, Ballyboght and Glashaboy West in the civil parish of Kilshannig.

Transportation

The nearest railway station is Mallow railway station, which is on the Mallow-Tralee and Dublin-Cork railway lines.

Bweeng is also accessible by the R619 road.

Facilities

St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church holds regular masses. The village also has one pub, a community centre, playing field and walkway.

The village is served by the local primary school, Bweeng National School, which was opened in 1953.{{Cite web |title=Bweeng National School website |url=https://www.bweengnationalschool.ie/about1-c1x1t}}

Sport

Bweeng, along with Dromahane, Lombardstown and Glantane, is represented in Gaelic games by the Kilshannig club. The club's headquarters are O'Connell Park in Glantane. Bweeng Celtic is the village's association football club. They play their home games in Bweeng Community Centre.

See also

References

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{{County Cork}}

Category:Towns and villages in County Cork