Mayfield, Cork

Suburb of Cork City, Ireland

Suburb in Cork, Munster, Ireland

Mayfield

Baile na mBocht

Suburb

Old Youghal Road, Mayfield

Mayfield

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 51°54′48″N 08°26′03″W﻿ / ﻿51.91333°N 8.43417°W﻿ / 51.91333; -8.43417
Country| Ireland
Province| Munster
Administrative area| Cork (city)
Time zone| UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Mayfield, historically Ballinamought (from Irish Baile na mBocht, meaning 'town of the poor'),[1][2] is a suburb on the north-side of Cork City, Ireland. Mayfield is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central.

## Name

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The area was originally called Baile na mBocht in Irish and Anglicised as "Ballinamought".[2] A number of works, including those of etymologist and historian Patrick Weston Joyce, translate Baile na mBocht as "town of the poor [people]".[2][3] Other sources translate it as "town of the sick",[citation needed] as the area was reputedly the site of a medieval leper colony.[3] A path leading from the area towards the river, known in Irish as Siúl na Lobhar (literally 'Lepers Walk') is known in English as "Lover's Walk".[4]

## Geography

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Mayfield is bounded to the north by the Glen River Valley, an aquiferous geological formation produced by a receding glacier during the last ice age. Habitats, flora and fauna within the area include the small cudweed and the sand martin, a migratory bird species that returns from North Africa each spring to breed in the porous sand cliffs along sections of the river valley north.[citation needed]

## Notable people

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* Michael Davitt, poet[5]
* Dara Murphy, former Lord Mayor of Cork[6]
* Roy Keane, Irish footballer, was born and grew up in Mayfield[7]
* James Coughlan, Irish rugby union player for Munster[citation needed]
* Kieran Murphy, former Cork senior hurling captain[citation needed]

## See also

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* List of towns and villages in Ireland

## References

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1. ^ "Baile na mBocht / Mayfield (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
2. ^ a b c Joyce, Patrick Weston (1902). Irish Local Names Explained. M.H. Gill. p. 13\. "Ballinamought near Cork; Baile-na-mbocht , the town of the poor people"
3. ^ a b Kelleher, Hilary; McCarthy, Fintan (2011). Brett, Ciara (ed.). A Study Of The Cemeteries, Graveyards And Burial Places Within Cork City (PDF) (Report). Cork City Council. p. 19\. "The townland name, Ballinamought West, derives from Baile na mBought, meaning the town of the poor. It is believed that Baile na mBocht was a leper colony during early medieval times"
4. ^ "Peek inside the €2.4m 'Tribute House' on Lover's Walk". Irish Independent. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2023. "Lovers' Walk [..] is a mistranslation of Siúl na Lobhar, or Lepers' Walk, as there was once a leper colony in the area"
5. ^ "Davitt, Michael". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy. June 2012. doi:10.3318/dib.009441.v1. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
6. ^ "Meet your 76 new TDs". rte.ie. RTÉ. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
7. ^ "Roy Keane at 50: Cork to the core, Rebel legend always did it his way". echolive.ie. The Echo. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

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Cork City

Districts|

* Ballinlough
* Ballintemple
* Ballyphehane
* Ballyvolane
* Bishopstown
* Blackpool
* Blackrock
* Douglas
* Glasheen
* The Glen
* Gurranabraher
* Knocknaheeny
* The Lough
* Mahon
* Mardyke
* Mayfield
* Montenotte
* Shandon
* South Parish
* Sunday's Well
* Tivoli
* Togher
* Turners Cross
* Wilton

Culture|

| Events|

* Cork Caucus
* Cork Jazz Festival
* Cork International Film Festival
* Cork International Choral Festival
* Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
* Live at the Marquee
* SoundEye Festival

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Venues|

* Cork Opera House
* Cork Public Museum
* Crawford Art Gallery
* Firkin Crane Centre
* Everyman Theatre
* Lewis Glucksman Gallery
* Public art

Food halls|

* English Market
* Marina Market

Education|

| Third level|

* Cork College of Commerce
* Cork Institute of Technology
* Griffith College Cork
* St. John's Central College
* University College Cork

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Secondary|

* Bishopstown Community School
* Christian Brothers College
* Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh
* Coláiste Chríost Rí
* Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa
* Douglas Community School
* North Monastery
* Mount Mercy College
* Presentation Brothers College
* Scoil Mhuire, Cork
* Hamblin and Porter's Grammar School

Health|

* Mater Private Hospital
* Cork University Hospital
* St. Finbarr's Hospital
* St. Mary's Health Campus
* Erinville Hospital
* North Infirmary

History|

* History of Cork
* Siege of Cork (1690)
* Irish Industrial Exhibition (1852)
* Cork International Exhibition (1902)
* Burning of Cork (1920)

Media|

| Print|

* Cork Independent
* The Echo
* Irish Examiner

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Radio|

* C103
* Cork's 96FM
* Cork's Red FM

Television|

* Cork Community TV

Parks and
recreational areas|

* Bishop Lucey Park
* Fitzgerald's Park
* The Glen
* Kennedy Park
* The Lough
* Tramore Valley Park

Religion|

* Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne
* Church of St Anne
* Holy Trinity Church
* Honan Chapel
* The Red Abbey
* Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
* SS Peter and Paul's Church

Streets|

* Grand Parade
* Oliver Plunkett Street
* Parnell Place
* Shandon Street
* St Patrick's Street
* South Mall
* Washington Street
* Wellington Road

Water bodies|

* River Lee
* The Lough
* Lough Mahon

Other buildings
and structures|

* Blackrock Castle
* Christ Church
* City Gate Mahon
* Collins Barracks
* Cork City Gaol
* Cork City Hall
* Cork County Hall
* Cork Kent railway station
* Cork Prison
* The Custom House
* Daly's Bridge
* Elizabeth Fort
* The Elysian
* English Market
* Jack Lynch Tunnel
* The Montenotte Hotel
* National Software Centre
* Parnell Place Bus Station
* Sir Henry's
* Skiddy's Almshouse
* St. Finbarr's Cemetery
* Two Working Men

| Railway stations|

* Blackrock railway station
* Cork Albert Quay railway station
* Cork Albert Street railway station
* Cork Capwell railway station
* Cork City Park railway station
* Cork County Gaol
* Cork Victoria Road railway station
* Cork Western Road railway station
* Show Ground Halt railway station
* Victoria railway station

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Places in County Cork

County town: Cork

Towns|

* Ballincollig
* Bandon
* Bantry
* Buttevant
* Carrigaline
* Charleville
* Clonakilty
* Cobh
* Cork
* Fermoy
* Kanturk
* Kinsale
* Macroom
* Mallow
* Midleton
* Millstreet
* Passage West
* Skibbereen
* Youghal

Villages and
Townlands|

* Adrigole
* Aghabullogue
* Aghada
* Ahakista
* Aherla
* Ahiohill
* Allihies
* Ardfield
* Ardgroom
* Ballinacurra
* Ballinadee
* Ballinagree
* Ballinascarty
* Ballineen
* Ballingeary
* Ballinhassig
* Ballinora
* Ballinspittle
* Ballintemple
* Ballycotton
* Ballydehob
* Ballydesmond
* Ballygarvan
* Ballylickey
* Ballymakeera
* Ballymore
* Ballyvourney
* Baltimore
* Banteer
* Béal na Bláth
* Belgooly
* Belvelly
* Blarney
* Boherbue
* Bridebridge
* Bweeng
* Canovee
* Carrigadrohid
* Carriganimmy
* Carrigtwohill
* Castlehaven
* Castlelyons
* Castlemagner
* Castlemartyr
* Castletown-Kinneigh
* Castletownbere
* Castletownroche
* Castletownshend
* Churchtown
* Cloghroe
* Clondulane
* Cloughduv
* Cloyne
* Coachford
* Conna
* Coolea
* Courtmacsherry
* Crookhaven
* Crookstown
* Crossbarry
* Crosshaven
* Cullen
* Doneraile
* Douglas
* Drimoleague
* Dripsey
* Dromahane
* Dungourney
* Dunmanway
* Durrus
* Enniskean
* Eyeries
* Farran
* Fermoy
* Fountainstown
* Freemount
* Glandore
* Glanmire
* Glantane
* Glanworth
* Glasheen
* Glenbrook
* Glengarriff
* Glenville
* Glounthaune
* Goleen
* Gougane Barra
* Halfway
* Innishannon
* Kilbrin
* Kilbrittain
* Kilmichael
* Kilnamartyra
* Killumney
* Kilworth
* Kiskeam
* Knockavilla
* Knocknagree
* Knockraha
* Ladysbridge
* Leap
* Liscarroll
* Lisgoold
* Lismire
* Lombardstown
* Lyre
* Mayfield
* Meelin
* Milford
* Minane Bridge
* Mitchelstown
* Monard
* Monkstown
* Montenotte
* Mourneabbey
* Nad
* Newcestown
* Newmarket
* Newtwopothouse
* Nohoval
* Ovens
* Rathbarry
* Rathcormac
* Riverstick
* Roberts Cove
* Rockchapel
* Rosscarbery
* Rylane
* Sallybrook
* Schull
* Shanagarry
* Shanbally
* Shanballymore
* Timoleague
* Togher
* Tower
* Union Hall
* Upton
* Waterfall
* Watergrasshill
* Whitegate

Landforms|

Mountains
Ballyhoura Mountains
Boggeragh Mountains
Caha Mountains
Derrynasaggart Mountains
Galtee Mountains
Mullaghareirk Mountains
Shehy Mountains
Slieve Miskish Mountains
Rivers
River Bandon
River Blackwater
River Lee
Heads
Brow Head
Mizen Head
Sheep's Head
Islands
Ballycotton Island
Bere Island
Cape Clear Island
Capel Island
Carbery's Hundred Isles
Fastnet Rock
Dursey Island
Garinish
Great Island
Heir Island
Haulbowline Island
Inishfarnard
Long Island
Sherkin Island
Spike Island
Whiddy Island

* Lists of townlands of County Cork
* Mountains and hills of County Cork
* Rivers of County Cork
* Geography of County Cork

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