Belgooly
| Belgooly Irish: Béal Guala | |
| County Cork | |
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.jpg) Belgooly main street | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W658550 |
| Location: | 51°44’21"N, 8°29’8"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 826 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
Belgooly is a village in County Cork, three miles to the north-east of Kinsale. The 2016 census recoded a population of 826.
The River Stick flows on the western edge of the village and joins the Belgooly River which flows in the tidal Belgooly Estuary to the south of the village, before running to Oysterhaven Bay.
History
The Belgooly Flour Mill, a ruinous building within the village, is entered in the initial Record of Protected Structures.[1] Other, more ancient monuments, included on the Record of Monuments and Places for County Cork, include a reputed holy well site immediately west of the village, and a standing stone to the south in Mitchelstown East townland.[2]
On 26 August 1941 a Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 crashed close to Belgooly, after being shot down by 615 Squadron of the RAF.[3]
Amenities and development
The village has a small shop with post-office, Belgooly GAA club facilities, Roman Catholic church, and is home to the 'Huntsman' and 'Coleman's' public houses (the latter in business since at least 1914).[4]
On the Kinsale side of the town is a statue named "His Master's Voice".[5][6]
Events
Belgooly hosts an annual agricultural show and steam rally.[7]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Belgooly) |
References
- ↑ "Bandon Electoral Area Local Area Plan - Belgooly". Cork County Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055107/http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/pdf/901892758.pdf.
- ↑ "Record of Monuments and Places - County Cork - Volume 2". Dúchas (National Monuments and Historic Properties Service). 1998. https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Archaeology-RMP-Cork-Manual-2-(1998)-0008.pdf. Retrieved 8 August 2019. "CO 112-076-- / BALLYTHOMAS / Holy well [..] CO 112-017-- / MITCHELSTOWN EAST / Standing stone"
- ↑ "Fishponds Local History Society". Bristol Past. http://fishponds.org.uk/luftbri10.html. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ↑ "Guys 1914 Almanac & Directory for County Cork referencing "Coleman Bartholomew, vintner"". 1914. http://www.failteromhat.com/guy/belgooly.htm. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ↑ "Kinsale Times - The Belgooly Statue". The Kinsale Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080605051604/http://www.kinsaletimes.com/the-belgooly-statue/.
- ↑ "Arts Service - Public Art - Artworks by Declan Breen". Cork County Council. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140217011059/http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/web/Cork%20County%20Council/Departments/Arts%20Service/Public%20Art/Declan%20Breen.
- ↑ "Belgooly Show Sat 1 June 2013". Belgoolyshow.com. http://www.belgoolyshow.com.
