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R612 Road (Ireland)
The R612 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs from Carrigaline to Crosshaven, all in County Cork. The road is lasso shaped; two kilometers from its origin on Carrigaline it forks; both forks lead to Crosshaven. The southern-heading fork goes to Fountainstown and Myrtleville, before leading to Crosshaven. The eastern-heading fork goes straight to Crosshaven. See also *Roads in Ireland *National primary road *National secondary road ReferencesRoads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006– Department of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ... Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Cork {{Ireland-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Cork
County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. Its largest market towns are Mallow, County Cork, Mallow, Macroom, Midleton, and Skibbereen. , the county had a population of 584,156, making it the third-List of Irish counties by population, most populous county in Ireland. Cork County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county, while Cork City Council governs the city of Cork and its environs. Notable Corkonians include Michael Collins (Irish leader), Michael Collins, Jack Lynch, Mother Jones, Roy Keane, Sonia O'Sullivan, Cillian Murphy and Graham Norton. Cork borders four other counties: County Kerry, Kerry to the west, County Limerick, Limerick to the north, County Tipperary, Tipperary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrigaline
Carrigaline (; ) is a town and civil parish in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, situated on the River Owenabue. Located about south of Cork (city), Cork city, and with a population of 18,239 people, it is one of the largest commuter towns in the county. The R611 road, R611 regional road passes through the town, and it is just off the N28 road, N28 national primary route to Ringaskiddy. Carrigaline grew rapidly in the late 20th century, from a village of a few hundred people into a thriving commuter town although some locals still refer to it as "the village". The town is one of the key gateways to west Cork, especially for those who arrive by ferry from France. Carrigaline is within the Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency), Cork South-Central Dáil constituency. Economy Carrigaline Pottery, situated in Main Street, closed in 1979, but was subsequently re-opened and run as a co-operative for many years after that. Despite its small size, the village also had a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crosshaven
Crosshaven () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in lower Cork Harbour at the mouth of the River Owenabue, across from Currabinny Wood, 15 km south-east of the centre of Cork city. Originally a fishing village, from the 19th century, the economy of the area became more reliant on a growing tourism industry. Name The modern Irish name for Crosshaven village is ''Bun an Tábhairne''. While some sources link the word ''tábhairne'' to the English word "tavern", other sources suggest that it is a corruption of ''"tSabhairne"'' a grammatical form of the word "Sabhrann" the name of a local river. ''Bun'' refers to "river mouth" when in reference to placenames. Therefore, the name is potentially translated as "mouth of the River Sabhrann". The old Irish name for the east side of the village was ''Cros tSeáin'' or "John's Cross", from which the English name derives. History Crosshaven was originally a Viking settlement, part of what was known as the 'Ostman's Tancred', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrtleville
Myrtleville () is a small seaside village in County Cork, Ireland. The village lies within the townlands of Ballinluska and Myrtleville, just west of the entrance to Cork Harbour Cork Harbour () is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee (Ireland), River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational .... Myrtleville has one grocery shop, a pub, and a restaurant. 18th and 19th century records of the local estate houses associate Myrtleville House with the Daunt family. One of the other waterfront properties, Bunnyconnellan, developed around a cottage from 1824, operated for several decades as a restaurant, bar and a hotel until its closure in 2022. County development plans, including from the 1990s, allowed the building of modern houses with limitations ensuring the protection of the village's character, such as only allowing one-storey houses plus attic. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fountainstown
Fountainstown (, historically anglicised as ''Ballymontane'') is a coastal village in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, situated approximately 23 km south of Cork (city), Cork city. A seaside village, it is separated by small promontory headland from the nearby village and beach at Myrtleville. Places of interest Fountainstown is a seaside village and its beach received Blue Flag beach, Blue Flag status in 1991. It overlooks Ringabella creek to the south. Close to the village centre is Fountainstown House, a stately home which was originally built in 1699 by the Roche family - a Norman family who may have acquired lands at Fountainstown in the 15th or 16th century. The house has 12 bedrooms and was restored in 1995. Fountainstown's pitch and putt club, established in 1936, is sometimes considered to be the home of the sport's first course, and described by the European Pitch and Putt Association as the origin point of "modern day organised competitive Pitch and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
