Myrtleville

Myrtleville (Irish: Baile an Chuainín, meaning "town of the small harbour")[1] is a small seaside village in County Cork, Ireland. 18th and 19th century records of the local estate houses associate Myrtleville House with the Daunt family.[2][3] The village lies within the townlands of Ballinluska and Myrtleville, just west of the entrance to Cork Harbour.[4]

Myrtleville

Baile an Chuainín
Townland
Myrtleville Beach taken from Fennells' Bay
Myrtleville
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°46′58″N 08°17′46″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Eircode
P43

Myrtleville has one grocery shop, a pub/music venue, and a restaurant/bar.[5] Crosshaven rugby club has its sports ground at the top of Myrtleville hill. The beach is used by swimmers all year round.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Myrtleville / Baile an Chuainín". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. "Myrtleville House". myrtleville.com. Cappieri. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016.
  3. "Myrtleville House". landedestates.nuigalway.ie. Landed Estates Database. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. "Myrtleville Townland, Co. Cork". townlands.ie. Irish Townlands. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. "Old Myrtleville Website". myrtleville.com. Myrtleville. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
  6. "Contact & Swim Times". myrtlevilleswimmers.com. Myrtleville Swimmers. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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