Bartlemy

Bartlemy (Irish: Tobar Pártnáin, meaning 'well of Pártnán')^[1] is a small village and townland in County Cork, Ireland.^[2] It is located in the civil parish of Gortroe close to the town of Rathcormac. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and was built c. 1820.^[3] A "holy well", dedicated to the same saint, is located to the south-west.^[3] The village's former post office (built c. 1860) closed in 1991.^[4][5] As of 2024, the local national (primary) school had over 90 pupils enrolled.^[6]

Bartlemy Tobar Pártnáin
Village
St. Bartholomews Holy Well, near Bartlemy village
Bartlemy Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.0489°N 8.2648°W / 52.0489; -8.2648
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Cork
Irish Grid Reference	W818885

Horse fair

An annual horse fair was historically held at Bartlemy cross. Reputedly dating back to the 1600s, two large horse fairs were held on the 4th and 19th of September - or two days at either side of those to allow for Sundays and church holidays.^[7] While it is highly unlikely that Napoleon Bonaparte himself ever attended the fair, local tradition suggests that his white horse, Marengo, was bought at the fair by a French Army horse-buyer.^[8] One of the last fairs was held in the 1930s.^[9]

See also

• Rathcormac massacre