Crookhaven
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| Crookhaven An Cruachán |
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| Irish grid reference V798252 |
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| Province: | Munster | |
| County: | County Cork | |
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| Population (2002) | 250 | |
| Website: www.crookhaven.ie | ||
Crookhaven (Irish: An Cruachán) is a scenic village in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, on the most southwestern tip of Ireland. A winter population of about forty swells in the summer to about four hundred with the occupants of the many holiday homes arriving.
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[edit] History
The village is steeped in history. It was an important port of call for shipping between Europe and the United States. Many of its early inhabitants were in the business of supplying the ships as they sheltered in Crookhaven after or before a long voyage.
[edit] Entertainment
The village has three pubs. O'Sullivans faces the harbour and its walls are adorned with historical pictures of the village and notes about the area—a veritable museum with a scenic view and atmosphere.
Nottages, or The Welcome Inn to give it its formal title, is only open during the summer and is the home of a regular crowd (you have to go there to know what "regular" means). The pub was once owned by a Mr Nottage. Mr Nottage was an English gentleman who came to the village to work at the Marconi signal station. The pub still retains its aged character. The last pub is The Crookhaven Inn. The pub building today was once the bottle store for the much grander pub and hotel located across the road. When the original building was converted to flats, the bottle store was converted to this quaint and charming pub.
[edit] Amenities
The village also has a shop and post office located next to O'Sullivans. The food in Crookhaven is only fabulous, whether it is a toasted special and bowl of chowder in O'Sullivans or the Crook Special in the Crookhaven Inn.
[edit] Places of interest
- The road to the village comes from Goleen and curves around the harbour. From the opposite side of the harbour the village is an incredible sight.
- As one drives from Goleen, one passes a road to the left leading onto Rock Island. Today you will see a set of pink holiday cottages. However, this was originally a coast guard station replacing an earlier station to its south. The "new" station was occupied from 1907 until 1921. During the height of the War of Independence, British Marines were stationed there to protect the station and Brow Head War Signal Station. During their occupation, the I.R.A. destroyed Brow Head. Also on Rock Island was a fishery plant. From here most of the shellfish of Ireland was exported to Europe. The ponds were open until the late 1970s (some today would remember selling shrimp there) but is now a food processing plant packaging garlic butter and mussels.
[edit] Transport & communications
- Nearest airport Cork Airport
