page_title: Farran
section_title: Farran Wood and the Clarke estate
hierarchical_section_title: Farran / Farran Wood and the Clarke estate
caption_attribution_description: English: Taiscumar Reservoir from Farran Forest
context_page_description: Farran is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens. It lies on the southside of the River Lee. Farran is 12 miles west from Cork City on the N22 road.
  The village has a primary school, creche and Montessori school, a church, community hall, and a number of small businesses. Kilcrea Friary and Kilcrea Castle are historical sites in the area. As of the 2016 census, Farran was home to 345 people.
context_section_description: Farran Forrest Park (commonly called Farran Wood) is a 44 hectares (110 acres) woodland area just north of Farran village. It is a public park operated by Coillte, and is located on the southern bank of the River Lee at Inniscarra lake. It is the home of the National Rowing Centre.
  Farran Wood was formerly part of a larger estate, formerly associated with the Matthews and previously the Clarke families. The Clarke family had been local landlords who came to Farran in the mid-19th century. Originally from Liverpool, the Clarke family first settled in Trabolgan near Midleton and later in Farran, where they extended a Georgian house which had formerly been owned by the Penrose family. The Clarke family were involved in the tobacco industry and opened a cigar company, William Clarke & Son, in Cork in the mid-19th century.
caption: Inniscarra lake (reservoir) from Farran Wood
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