Courtbrack Explained
| Courtbrack |
| Native Name: | Irish: An Chúirt Bhreac |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Settlement Type: | Townland |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 51.968°N -8.645°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cork |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Irish Grid Reference |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population: | 194 |
Courtbrack [2] is a townland and village in County Cork, Ireland.[3] It is located in the civil parish of Matehy close to the town of Blarney. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and was built .[4]
Formerly a largely rural area, as of the early 21st century the townland was zoned for residential development.[5] [6] Courtbrack was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census,[7] at which time it had a population of 194 people.[1]
Notes and References
- Web site: Sapmap Area - Settlements - Courtbrack . Central Statistics Office . Census 2016 . April 2016 . 26 June 2021 .
- Web site: An Chúirt Bhreac / Courtbrack . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 26 June 2021 .
- Web site: Courtbrack Townland, Co. Cork . townlands.ie . 26 June 2021 .
- Web site: St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Courtbrack, Cork . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 26 June 2021 .
- Web site: 130 acres in Cork’s ‘bread basket’ zone of Courtbrack . Irish Examiner . irishexaminer.com . 21 January 2016 . 26 June 2021 . Courtbrack itself is a small settlement but, like a number of smaller villages in the area, it has seen a considerable rise in residential numbers over recent years .
- Cork County Development Plan Review - Population and Housing . Cork County Council . corkcoco.ie . 28 . Appendix A: Settlements by Municipal District . 26 June 2021 . 26 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210626150618/https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2020-03/background-document-no-2-population-and-housing.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Census of Population 2016 - Profile 2 Population Distribution and Movement . Central Statistics Office . cso.ie . 26 June 2021 . 26 new census towns were created for the 2016 Census [..including..] Courtbrack .
