Halfway, County Cork Explained

Halfway
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Cork
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:252
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.802°N -8.5735°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Halfway is a village in County Cork, in Ireland. Halfway got its name from being situated approximately halfway between Cork City and Bandon.

Halfway is situated on the L2231, just off the N71, close to the neighbouring village of Ballinhassig. Ballinhassig Garda station is located in Halfway.[2] Halfway formerly had two pubs; however, there is now only the Ramble Inn pub. There is also an angling shop.[3]

The annual Halfway Vintage Rally, a meeting of vintage car owners and enthusiasts, takes place over one weekend in September. Road bowling is sometimes played on the national road between the villages of Halfway and Ballinhassig.[4]

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes several ringforts in the neighbouring townlands of Gortnaclogh, Annagh Beg and Rathroe.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sapmap Area - Settlements - Halfway . Central Statistics Office . Census 2022 . April 2016 . 16 June 2024 .
  2. Web site: Ballinhassig Garda Station, Halfway, Ballinhassig, Co. Cork . An Garda Síochána . garda.ie . 23 December 2020 . 31 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210331031722/https://www.garda.ie/en/contact-us/station-directory/ballinhassig.html . live .
  3. Web site: Tackle Direct Ireland - Contact Us . Halfway Angling Centre . tackledirectireland.ie . 23 December 2020 . 26 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126174025/https://tackledirectireland.ie/contact-us/ . live .
  4. Web site: Club Results . irishroadbowling.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20080206142741/http://www.irishroadbowling.ie/results.htm . 6 February 2008 . 5 March 2008 . live .
  5. Web site: Recorded Monuments Protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 County Cork . archaeology.ie . National Monuments and Historic Properties Service . 1998 . 4 November 2020 . 1 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210901145703/https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Archaeology-RMP-Cork-Manual-1-(1998)-0007.pdf . live .