Kilcormac
Kilcormac (Irish: Cill Chormaic, meaning "church of Cormac") is a small village in County Offaly, Ireland, located on the N52 at its junction with the R437 regional road, between the towns of Tullamore and Birr. It is a small village of 935 people (as of the 2016 census), many of whom were previously employed by Bord na Móna to work the local peat bogs. The village is located near the Slieve Bloom Mountains. The Silver River flows through the village. The village was more commonly referred to as Frankford prior to Irish independence.
Kilcormac
Irish: Cill Chormaic | |
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village | |
Main Street, Kilcormac | |
Kilcormac Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′27″N 7°43′32″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Offaly |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2016) | 935 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N181141 |
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