Crossbarry () is a small village on the R589 regional road in Innishannon parish, County Cork, Ireland. It is about 20 km southwest of the city of

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. The River Owenabue flows through the village. The

West Cork Railway Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (CB&SCR), was an Irish gauge () railway in Ireland. It opened in 1849 as the Cork and Bandon Railway (C&BR), changed its name to Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway in 1888 and became part of the Great Sou ...

once ran through the village, and

Junction railway station Junction railway station was just outside the village of Crossbarry, on the Cork and Bandon Railway in County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, ...

served as a connection to Kinsale, just to the east. The Crossbarry ambush took place at the village during the

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. It has two schools nearby (Gurrane and Knockavilla

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), as well as other creche, childcare and playschool facilities. In 2007, the road from Bandon was improved, bypassing the Crossbarry ambush memorial.

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Towns and villages in County Cork {{Cork-geo-stub

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