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Macroom is a market town in County Cork, Ireland, located in the valley of the River Sullane, halfway between Cork city and Killarney. Its population has grown and receded over the centuries as it wen
Macroom Castle entrance and cannons
Bridge over the river Sullane, viewed from Masseytown
The area around Macroom contains a number of Stone Age megaliths. This standing stone is part of a 3500-year-old complex in Knocknakilla between Macroom and Millstreet
c. 1894 mass meeting, organised by the ILLA supported by small tenant farmers and agrarian labourers in the Market Square