Meelin Neighbourhood Guide
Cork
Meelin is a small rural village in north-west County Cork, close to the borders with Counties Kerry and Limerick. It lies within the P51 routing area and is near Boherbue, Newmarket, Tullylease, Broadford, Freemount and Rockchapel. The village serves a dispersed countryside community, with larger shopping and service centres available a short drive away.
Area character
Rural, quiet and community-oriented, with farmland, rolling countryside and scattered residential settlement. Meelin is suited to those seeking a village setting and access to outdoor space rather than an urban range of services.
Schools
- Meelin National Schoolprimary
- Boherbue National Schoolprimary
- Newmarket National Schoolprimary
- Boherbue Comprehensive Schoolsecondary
- St Joseph’s Foundation, Charlevillespecialist education and training
Transport
- Local road network linking Meelin with Boherbue and Newmarketroad
- R576 regional road via Boherbue and Newmarketroad
- Bus services in the wider north-west Cork areabus
- Charleville railway stationrail
- Mallow railway stationrail
Amenities
- Meelin village community and parish facilitiescommunity
- Local public house and village servicesdining and social
- Boherbue shops and everyday servicesshopping
- Newmarket shops, cafés and servicesshopping and dining
- Ballydesmond and Newmarket GAA facilitiessport and leisure
- Mallow and Charleville town-centre servicesshopping and healthcare