Weir Island

Weir Island is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Weir Island is situated nearby to the locality Slatty Bridge, as well as near Cobh Cross.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barryscourt Castle and Belvelly Castle.

Barryscourt Castle

Castle

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Barryscourt Castle is a castle located in eastern County Cork in southern Ireland, close to the town of Carrigtwohill.

Belvelly Castle is a 14th or 15th-century tower house in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated next to the small village of Belvelly, opposite and overlooking the only road bridge connecting Fota Island to Great Island.

Carrigtwohill

Railway station

Carrigtwohill railway station serves the town of Carrigtwohill in County Cork. It is a station on the Cork to Midleton commuter service. Passengers to Cobh change at Glounthaune station. Carrigtwohill is situated 3 km north of Weir Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrigtohill and Belvelly.

Carrigtohill

Town

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Carrigtwohill, officially Carrigtohill, is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of 5,568. It is 12 kilometres east of Cork city centre. It is connected to Cork Suburban Rail and is bypassed by the N25 road.

Belvelly

Locality

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Belvelly is a small village on the northern end of the Great Island of Cork Harbour, about four miles north of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. Belvelly is situated at the shortest crossing point between Great Island and the neighbouring Fota Island.

Cobh

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Cobh is a port in Cork Harbour, County Cork, in southwest Ireland. It's pronounced "cove" and that's what it means, a sheltered harbour. It's part of the commuter belt for Cork city and in 2022 had a population of 14,000.

Weir Island

Type: Locality
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.89131° or 51° 53′ 29″ north

Longitude

-8.27231° or 8° 16′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C3HVPRH+G3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13884566391

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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