Millstreet


Millstreet is a town in north County Cork, Ireland, with a population of 1,555.
Millstreet is within the Civil Parish of Drishane, and within a Poor Law Union also called Millstreet. The Millstreet Union encompasses the civil parishes of Drishane and Kilcorney.

Geography

The town is at the foot of Clara Mountain.
The townlands within Millstreet Poor Law Union were part of the barony of West Muskerry. Aubane was a neighbourhood of Millstreet Poor Law Union within the townlands of Tooreenbane and Tullig, and is outside the town itself.

Culture

The Green Glens Arena, an entertainment complex and large equestrian centre, is located in Millstreet. It has hosted a number of major events, including the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, with Millstreet being the smallest town to host the competition.
Since 1985, the town has been twinned with Pommerit-le-Vicomte in Brittany, France.

Amenities

The town's Roman Catholic church was built in 1833 and is dedicated to Saint Patrick.
The town is on the Mallow-Killarney-Tralee line of the Irish railway network. Millstreet railway station, which opened in 1853 and closed for some goods traffic in 1976, was refurbished in the 1990s and remains open for passenger train services.

People