Gobby Beach

Gobby Beach is a beach in County Cork, Munster. Gobby Beach is situated nearby to the university MaREI Centre, as well as near National Maritime College of Ireland.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Maritime College of Ireland and Rocky Island.

National Maritime College of Ireland

University

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The National Maritime College of Ireland is a public maritime college located in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, Ireland. It is a constituent college of the Munster Technological University. National Maritime College of Ireland is situated 320 metres west of Gobby Beach.

Rocky Island

Islet

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Rocky Island is located in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Situated between the naval base on Haulbowline Island and the mainland, a gunpowder magazine was constructed on the island by the Board of Ordnance in 1808.

Spike Island

Islet

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Spike Island is an island of 103 acres in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ringaskiddy and Cobh.

Ringaskiddy

Village

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Ringaskiddy is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, and is 15 kilometres from Cork city, to which it is connected by the N28 road.

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.