  castlemartyr (, formerly anglicised as ballymarter or ballymartyr)placenames database of ireland (see archival records) is a village in east county cork, ireland. it is located 25 minutes east of cork city, 10&nbsp;km (6&nbsp;mi) east of midleton, 16&nbsp;km (10&nbsp;mi) west of youghal and 6&nbsp;km (4&nbsp;mi) from the coast. about 500 people live in the village with a further 2,000 in its immediate hinterland. it is situated on the busy n25 national primary road and has an expanding network of community and sporting organisations. castlemartyr is a historical village with a range of sites of archaeological and socio-cultural interest, reflecting virtually every era in the country's history and pre-history. ==history== ===overview of the history of the village=== ====bronze age==== traces of an ancient civilisation, almost certainly bronze age, are to be found in the immediate vicinity of castlemartyr. a group of six tumuli or mounds can still be seen across the areas of ballindinis, ballyvorisheen and knockane. in addition to this is what tradition refers to as a âtribal villageâ, and this is still discernible in the form of what are thought to be
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