Mitchelstown

Mitchelstown is a town in Co Cork. It is situated in a valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains, close to the Mitchelstown Caves. It is 28km from Cahir, 50km from Cork City and 59km from Limerick. The River Gradoge runs by the town into the River Funshion, which in turn is a tributary of the River Blackwater. The town is best known as a centre for cheese production. The town is situated close to the M8 Dublin to Cork motorway, which runs to the east and can be accessed from Junctions 12 and 13. A relief road located to the west of the town serves to filter N73 traffic towards Mallow and R513 traffic towards Limerick. The construction of the relief road to the west and north, and its connection in 2009 to the M8 to the east of Mitchelstow...