Kanturk (Irish: Ceann Toirc - Boar's Head, also the town's emblem) is a town in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. Kanturk is situated at the confluence of the rivers Allow and Dallow (also Dalua), streaming further on as tributaries into the Blackwater. It is about 50 km (31 mi) from Cork City, Blarney and Limerick City, and lies just north off the main N72 road, 15 km (9 mi) from Mallow and about 40 km (25 mi) from Killarney.