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Ballincollig —County Cork
Ballincollig is a major town on the western side of Cork City on the main road to Macroom. In 1794 the Gunpowder Mills were established by Charles Henry Leslie, a member of that well known Cork banking family. The Army Barracks was built at Ballincollig to protect the supplies of gunpowder, and it still survives today as Murphy Barracks. The Mills finally closed in 1903, and some areas of the complex have been restored by Cork County Council.
