Cloghroe (Irish: Cloch Reo) is a village and townland on the R579 (Cork to Banteer) road in County Cork, Ireland. It is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Cork, close to Inniscarra and Tower (via the R617 road). The Sheep River runs to the rear of the local pub Blairs Inn on the western side. The Wayside Inn is at the eastern end of the village. The origin of the name Cloghroe is from the Irish cloc rua meaning "red stone", which is common in the natural geography of the land. Cloghroe House is situated en route to the Inniscarra Community Centre. It was built in the middle of the 18th century and became the home of Elizabeth, second daughter of Joseph Capel, (by Elizabeth M'Cartie, only daughter of Dennis M'Cartie of Castle , before she married Col Sir Thomas Judkin-FitzGerald 1st Bt of Lisheen