placenamesKilmacsimon Quay
Cé Choill Mhic Shíomoin
Kilmacsimon Quay appears in a revolutionary veteran's account of crossing the Bandon and later became a base for swimming and competitive coastal rowing.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cé Choill Mhic Shíomoin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilmacsimon Quay · English · main form
Place & story
Crossing the river during the War of Independence
Con Flynn's Bureau of Military History statement recalls an IRA column being ferried from Kilmacsimon Quay to Shippool during movements before its dispersal in early May 1921. Boats were arranged while the men waited in the Ballinadee area. The crossing enabled them to continue towards Crosspound and Newcestown. Flynn's retrospective account records the quay's practical importance as a place to cross the Bandon, beyond its later sporting associations. [2]
Swimming first, then a rowing boat
The local club began as Kilmacsimon Swimming Club in 1980. Its own history records the purchase of a rowing boat in 1984 and the senior men's success in the South West Coast Yawl Rowing Association championship that same year. Mary Kiely and Deirdre Keohane also won the women's two-oar race. The club identifies the banks of the Bandon at Kilmacsimon Quay as the meeting place from which swimming and rowing developed together. [3]
A place in the coastal rowing network
The association's history confirms that Kilmacsimon joined in 1984 and hosted regatta races contributing to its Club of the Year competition. When the expanding organisation divided in 1992, the Bandon River provided the broad dividing line between the eastern and western associations. Kilmacsimon remained among the western clubs. A county championship then brought leading crews from both sides together, connecting the small quay with a wider coastal sporting network. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Carbery East (E.D.)
- Civil parish
- Ballinadee
- Coordinates
- 51.72779, -8.63688 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 129562 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilmacsimon Quay. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Witness Statement 1621, page 23 · Con Flynn; Bureau of Military History, Military Archives
- About Kilmacsimon Swimming and Rowing Club · Kilmacsimon Rowing Club
- South West Coast Yawl Rowing Association history · South West Coast Yawl Rowing Association
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.