Carrigaline
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Carrigaline Carraig Uí Leighin |
||
| Location | ||
|
||
| Irish Grid Reference W727625 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Statistics | ||
| Province: | Munster | |
| County: | County Cork | |
| Elevation: | 8 m | |
| Population (2006) | 12,683 | |
| Website: www.carrigaline.ie | ||
Carrigaline (Carraig Uí Leighin in Irish meaning "rock of Lyons") is a single-street village (or sráidbhaile) in County Cork, Ireland. It is located about 12km from Cork City which can be reached by car in 25 minutes (along the R611 which passes through the town, and then the N28 Ringaskiddy–Cork road).
Contents |
[edit] Geography
The Owenabue river (sometimes referred to as Owenboy on maps) flows through the village.
[edit] Demographics
The population of the village and its hinterland has increased exponentially since the late 1970s when it was identified as a growth centre by Cork County Council. Such growth has occurred with the relentless construction of new housing, mostly semi-detached in estates.
The mainly young population has been stated in a recent publication as being 16,664 and this is growing by hundreds of people a year with many more houses planned for the area. The village is thus beginning to assume the function of a town, although it does not have its own town council and remains under the authority of Cork County Council.
[edit] Transport & communications
Infrastructural improvements have recently been made with the construction of a Bypass road to the East which allows traffic bound for nearby Crosshaven (R612) to avoid the congestion of Main Street. A similar road to the West is currently in the late planning stages and construction is expected to begin in 2006. This is expected to facilitate the westward expansion of the village to develop a real town center for the area, which up to now it has lacked. There are also plans at the development stage for the upgrading of the main Cork-Carrigaline road, which also serves Ringaskiddy.
- Carrigaline has the highest proportion of workers commuting to work by car in Ireland (74%). Source:CSO
- Nearest airport Cork International Airport
[edit] Media
The Carrigdhoun Weekly newspaper is published here.
[edit] Economy
The village had a world-famous pottery, situated in the main street. Unusually for an Irish village of its size, it had a small cinema, owned and run by the Cogan family. Neither the pottery or cinema exist today. The village is twinned with Guidel in Brittany, France.
[edit] Sport
Locals sports clubs in the area include:
- Carrigaline G.A.A Club
- Carrigaline United F.C
- Carrigaline Rugby Club
- Carrigaline Tennis Club
- Carrigaline Basketball Club
- Fernhill Golf and Country Club.
