Béal na Blá Ambush Site
Béal na Blá Ambush Site is a parking area in County Cork, Munster. Béal na Blá Ambush Site is situated nearby to the battlefield Michael Collins Ambush Site, as well as near the memorial Michael Collins Monument.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Michael Collins Monument and The Diamond Bar.
Michael Collins Monument
Memorial
Photo: Frabjousone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Collins Monument is a memorial.
The Diamond Bar
Pub
The Diamond Bar, formerly known as Long's Pub, is a historical site in Béal na Bláth in the townland of Glannarouge, County Cork. The ambush that led to the death of the Irish leader Michael Collins was planned in a storehouse behind The Diamond Bar. The Diamond Bar is situated 1 km north of Béal na Blá Ambush Site.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: MrCorman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 3½ km south of Béal na Blá Ambush Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Béal na Bláth and Crookstown.
Béal na Bláth
Hamlet
Photo: El Gringo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Béal na Bláth or Béal na Blá is a small village on the R585 road in County Cork, Ireland. The area is best known as the site of the ambush and death of the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins in 1922.
Crookstown
Village
Crookstown is a small village in County Cork in Ireland, about 12 km east of the town of Macroom and about 1 km off the N22 Cork–Killarney road. It had a population of 183 at the 2022 census, down from 203 in the 2016 census. Crookstown is situated 3½ km northeast of Béal na Blá Ambush Site.
Newcestown
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newcestown is a small village located 35 km from the city of Cork in the western part of County Cork, Ireland. It is a village with a church, a school, a pub and GAA club. Newcestown is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West. Newcestown is situated 3½ km south of Béal na Blá Ambush Site.
Béal na Blá Ambush Site
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.81371° or 51° 48′ 49″ northLongitude
-8.85707° or 8° 51′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3HR47V+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 588668342OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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