Shanballymore (, colloquially Shanbla) is a small village in north County Cork, Ireland. It neighbours the towns of Doneraile, Kildorrery and Castletownroche, and is off the main route from Mallow to Mitchelstown. Shanballymore is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency. The village has a pub "The Corner House", a school and a Catholic Church. The church is dedicated to Christ the King. Shanballymore GAA is the local GAA club. The village had a population of 165 people as of the 2016 census. History Shanballymore, also historically referred to as Templeruan – Sonnachgowan (old town), is situated on the North bank of the Awbeg River – Spenser's 'Mulla Fair' – astride the road from Mallow to Mitchelstown. It is also traversed by the 'Bianconi Road' .This is the old road which crosses Wallstown Hill over the river and Clogher Hill, the cobbled surface of which can still be seen in a few places. The modern 'New Line' was built as a public work around the hills during one of the famines in the 19th century. Of the variant names of Shanballymore, the earliest, Sonnach Gobunn, appears in the Críchad an Chaoilli (c. 1100) and the Papal Taxation of Pope Nicholas of 1291. The second name, Templeroan, makes its appearance as an alternative name about 1400 and remains as the name of the Civil (legal) or Church of Ireland parish. Census figures and other official information for the parish are found under this second title. The third and most recent name, Shanballymore, is the name of the Roman Catholic parish. Within the area are four tower houses or castles, including at Ballinamona, Sonnach (or Shannagh), Castleruan and Dannanstown, and three churches, Kilelly, kilclagmusey & Templeroan. There is also a reference to a Shanballymore Castle, but that would appear to be in error for Castleruahn. The vicinity of Shanballymore was part of the tuath (area of control) of Ui Bece Abha Uachtarach with Castletownroche and Wallstown parishes, as shown in the Críchad_an_Chaoilli, a description of the area now known as the Barony of Fermoy. The text appears in The Book of Lismore (more correctly the book of Mac carthaigh Riabhach, which was found in the early 19th century, hidden in the walls of Lismore Castle). The Crichad portion of the text provides a description of Irish land holding c. 1100, the limits of the estates and the major families of the area.