Myrtleville (Irish: Baile an Chuainín, meaning 'town of the small harbour')[1] 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.[2] Myrtleville has one grocery shop, a pub, and a restaurant.[3]
Myrtleville
Irish: Baile an Chuainín | |
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Townland | |
 Myrtleville Beach taken from Fennells' Bay | |
  Myrtleville Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′58″N 08°17′46″W / 51.78278°N 8.29611°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Eircode | P43 |
18th and 19th century records of the local estate houses associate Myrtleville House with the Daunt family.[4][5] One of the other waterfront properties, Bunnyconnellan, developed around a cottage from 1824, operated for several decades as a restaurant, bar and a hotel[6] until its closure in 2022.[7] County development plans, including from the 1990s,[8] 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. Crosshaven rugby club has its sports ground at the top of Myrtleville hill.
The beach at Myrtleville is used by swimmers all year round,[9] with frequent fundraising swims organized.[10][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Myrtleville / Baile an Chuainín". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Myrtleville Townland, Co. Cork". townlands.ie. Irish Townlands. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Old Myrtleville Website". myrtleville.com. Myrtleville. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Myrtleville House". myrtleville.com. Cappieri. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Myrtleville House". landedestates.nuigalway.ie. Landed Estates Database. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Bunnyconnellan is for sale". Irish Examiner. 27 March 1976.
- ^ Shanahan, Catherine (24 August 2024). "Splash out on ocean view". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "More housing at Myrtleville". Southern Star. 26 April 1997.
- ^ "Contact & Swim Times". myrtlevilleswimmers.com. Myrtleville Swimmers. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Vampire swim thriller". Evening Echo. 30 October 2019.
- ^ Haughney, Mary (3 August 2023). "Record numbers take part in Myrtleville to Church Bay swim". Evening Echo.
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