Goat’s Island
Goat’s Island is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Goat’s Island is situated nearby to the quarter Great Island, as well as near the suburb West Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballincollig Castle and Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills.
Ballincollig Castle
Photo: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballincollig Castle is a Norman castle to the south of the town of Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland, built after the Norman invasion of Ireland. In its prime, the castle was inhabited by the Barrett family, who had control of the local area.
Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills
Ruins
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills was one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government. Located in Ballincollig, Cork city, Ireland, largely in what is now the Ballincollig Regional Park, the powder mills were originally opened in 1794 as a private enterprise, before being taken over by the British Government during the Napoleonic Wars.
Coláiste Choilm
School
Coláiste Choilm is a mixed second-level school in Ballincollig in Cork, Ireland. The school was founded in 1987 to meet demand for second-level education in the rapidly growing satellite town of Ballincollig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballincollig and Carrigrohane.
Ballincollig
Suburb
Ballincollig is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork city in Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork city, beside the River Lee on the R608 road.
Carrigrohane
Village
Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrigrohane is a village and civil parish situated on the south bank of the River Lee to the west of the city of Cork in Ireland. It is connected by the Carrigrohane Straight, 4 miles west of Cork and is also in the northeastern part of Ballincollig. Carrigrohane is situated 3 km east of Goat’s Island.
Cloghroe
Village
Cloghroe is a village and townland on the R579 road in County Cork, Ireland. It is 7 miles northwest of Cork, close to Inniscarra and Tower. The Sheep River runs to the rear of the local pub Blairs Inn on the western side. Cloghroe is situated 3 km north of Goat’s Island.
Goat’s Island
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.89289° or 51° 53′ 34″ northLongitude
-8.6068° or 8° 36′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3HV9VV+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 4193565290OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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