Waterfall, County Cork
Waterfall
Tobar an Iarla | |
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Village | |
.jpg) O'Shea's pub in Waterfall | |
  Waterfall Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°51′16.15″N 08°33′16.58″W / 51.8544861°N 8.5546056°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Waterfall (Irish: Tobar an Iarla, meaning 'well of the earl')[1] is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located just south of Cork city in the parish of Ballinora. It lies on the L2230 road, connecting Crossbarry to the city. There is a pub on the Crossbarry side of the village. The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is Ballinora GAA club.
The West Cork Railway once served the area,[2] and Waterfall railway station operated from 1851 to 1961.[3] A railway bridge, built c. 1850,[4] is still in place on the road leading to Ballinora.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tobar an Iarla / Waterfall". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Historic Map of Waterfall". Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 242. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- ^ "Ballymah, Waterfall, Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
