Peggy’s Cross Roads

Peggy’s Cross Roads is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Peggy’s Cross Roads is situated near the locality Liberty Hill, as well as near Crossnacoha.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Cork Airport and Chetwynd Viaduct.

Cork Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: A., CC BY 2.5.

Cork Airport is the second-busiest international airport in the Republic of Ireland, after Dublin and ahead of Shannon. It is 6.5 kilometres south of Cork City centre, in an area known as Farmers Cross. Cork Airport is situated 3 km east of Peggy’s Cross Roads.

Chetwynd Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway was an Irish gauge railway in Ireland. It opened in 1849 as the Cork and Bandon Railway, changed its name to Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway in 1888 and became part of the Great Southern Railway in 1924. Chetwynd Viaduct is situated 2½ km north of Peggy’s Cross Roads.

Ballinhassig railway station

Historic site

Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballinhassig railway station was on the Cork and Bandon Railway in County Cork, Ireland. Ballinhassig railway station is situated 4 km southwest of Peggy’s Cross Roads.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterfall and Ballinhassig.

Waterfall

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Waterfall 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. Waterfall is situated 2½ km northwest of Peggy’s Cross Roads.

Ballinhassig

Village

Ballinhassig is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is 11 km south of the centre of Cork city just off the N71 Bandon road, and near the source of the River Owenabue. Ballinhassig is situated 3 km south of Peggy’s Cross Roads.

Ballinora

Locality

Ballinora or Ballynora is a small rural parish and townland near Cork city and Ballincollig in County Cork, Ireland. The townland, which lies in the civil parish of Kilnaglory, is home to several education facilities and sporting clubs. Ballinora is situated 3 km northwest of Peggy’s Cross Roads.

Peggy’s Cross Roads

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

51.83814° or 51° 50′ 17″ north

Longitude

-8.52823° or 8° 31′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C3HRFQC+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 435359376

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Liberty Hill and Crossnacoha.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rumley’s Robot and Rumley’s Open Farm.

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