| Fountainstown | |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 51.7758°N -8.3114°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cork |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 30 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population: | 993 |
| Population Note: | (includes the nearby village of Myrtleville) |
| Timezone1: | WET |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
| Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Fountainstown (historically anglicised as Ballymontane)[2] is a coastal village in County Cork, Ireland, situated approximately 23 km south of Cork city. A seaside village, it is separated by small promontory headland from the nearby village and beach at Myrtleville.
As a seaside village, Fountainstown's Blue Flag beach overlooks Ringabella creek to the south.[3] [4]
Close to the village centre is Fountainstown House, a stately home which was originally built by the Roche family - a Norman family may have acquired lands at Fountainstown in the 15th or 16th century.[4]
Fountainstown's pitch and putt club is sometimes considered to be the home of the sport's first course,[5] [6] and described by the European Pitch and Putt Association as the origin point of "modern day organised competitive Pitch and Putt".[7]
The coast road between Fountainstown and nearby Myrtleville is used as a walk or promenade.[8]
Fountainstown is served by a number of bus routes, with 12 services a day to Cork, each operating via Carrigaline and Douglas, and several services operating via Crosshaven.[9] [10]
The nearest airport is Cork Airport.