Waterfall, County Cork Explained

Waterfall
Native Name:Irish: Tobar an Iarla
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Cork
Unit Pref:Imperial
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.8545°N -8.5546°W

Waterfall [1] 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. There is a pub on the Crossbarry side of the village. The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is Ballinora GAA club.

The West Cork Railway once served the area,[2] and Waterfall railway station operated from 1851 to 1961.[3] A railway bridge, built,[4] is still in place on the road leading to Ballinora.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placenames Database of Ireland. Tobar an Iarla / Waterfall . 11 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Historic Map of Waterfall. Ordnance Survey of Ireland. 12 October 2012. 16 July 2012. https://archive.today/20120716192706/http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,561795,567065,7,9. dead.
  3. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . Patrick Stephens Ltd . 242 . 1995 . 1-85260-508-1.
  4. Web site: Ballymah, Waterfall, Cork . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 28 September 2024 .