Coordinates: 51°43′58″N 08°38′04″W / 51.73278°N 8.63444°W / 51.73278; -8.63444

Kilmacsimon

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Kilmacsimon
Coill Mhic Shíomoin
Village
Memorial close to Kilmacsimon Quay on the River Bandon
Memorial close to Kilmacsimon Quay on the River Bandon
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CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Kilmacsimon (Irish: Coill Mhic Shíomoin, meaning 'Mac Simon's Wood')[1] is a small village and townland situated on the banks of the River Bandon in County Cork, Ireland. Historical records list Killmcsimon in the Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I dated 1615.[1]

The village has a pub and a community and activity centre which opened in May 2014.[2] The local rowing club hosts the Kilmacsimon Water Carnival every year towards the end of June.[citation needed]

The more substantial village of Innishannon is 4 km to the north. The town of Bandon is 7 km to the west, and Cork city is 22 km to the north-east.

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