Buttevant also has many literary associations: Edmund Spencer, referred to it and the gentle Awbeg River in The Faerie Queen; Anthony Trollope through in his novel Castle Richmond; James Joyce played a game of hurling here in his Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man; Cannon Sheehan of Doneraile m ... [More]
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Rathclare House is a most attractive Victorian 5 bay house enjoying a delightful parkland setting with southerly aspects over a gentle slope to the banks of the River Awbeg. Once part of the vast Egmo ...
3 Bedroom Bungalow, lovely setting, Feature fireplace in Kitchen/Dining, circa 1/2 acre with built-in barbecue, mature gardens. Easy to get to Limerick and Cork ...
5 year old Bungalow on C. 0.5 acre. This is a beautiful bungalow situated 6 miles from Mallow & 2 miles from Buttevant. Quiet location. Primary school next door ...
Unique two bedroom country cottage, situated on it's own half acre, convenientally located 10 minutes drive from Mallow and 30 minutes to Cork city ...
Buttevant also has many literary associations: Edmund Spencer, referred to it and the gentle Awbeg River in The Faerie Queen; Anthony Trollope through in his novel Castle Richmond; James Joyce played a game of hurling here in his Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man; Cannon Sheehan of Doneraile mentions Buttevant in several of his novels, not least in Glenanaar and Elizabeth Bowen mentions it in her family history Bowen's Court.
The town has equine associations with the steeplechase originating here in 1752 as a result of a horse race from the steeple of Buttevant church to that of Doneraile, 6 km away. The ancient Cahirmee Horse Fair is held on 12 July every year.