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Rathcormac is a small town in north County Cork, Ireland. Previously situated on the main Cork to Dublin road (the N8), it was bypassed in 2006 by the M8. The former N8 through Main St is now the R639 regional road.HistoryThe Rathcormac massacre occurred at Bartlemy Cross southeast of Rathcormac on 18 December 1834, during the Tithe War.Carntierna, an Iron Age royal site, is located to the north.SportFileRathcormac is home to Bride Rovers GAA club. and Rathcormac Gun ClubAgricultureLocated in the Blackwater Valley region, Rathcormac has good agriculture due to vast fields and good soil conditions. Sunnyside Fruit Farm is located just outside Rathcormac.PeopleIn 1842 the Fenian and Australian architect, Joseph Nunan, was born here.