Ovens, County Cork
Ovens is a small village and Roman Catholic parish adjacent to the town of Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland. The 2006 census recorded that the population of the village was 1,703 - an increase of 62.1% from the 2002 Census. Ovens is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.History
In Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, published in 1837, Ovens is described under the Anglican parish name of Athnowen:
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Ovens remains a largely rural parish, though urban Éire Óg is the local parish hurling and Gaelic football club.
There is one primary school, Ovens National School, and the local Roman Catholic parish is the Ovens / Farran parish.
Agriculture remains the dominant local industry, though companies such as EMC Corporation and John A. Wood Ltd. provide employment to locals and those in the greater Cork area.
