Myrtleville Explained

Myrtleville
Native Name:Baile an Chuainín
Settlement Type:Townland
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
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.7828°N -8.2961°W
Postal Code Type:Eircode
Postal Code:P43

Myrtleville [1] is a small seaside village in County Cork, Ireland. 18th and 19th century records of the local estate houses associate Myrtleville House with the Daunt family.[2] [3] The village lies within the townlands of Ballinluska and Myrtleville, just west of the entrance to Cork Harbour.[4]

Myrtleville has one grocery shop, a pub/music venue, and a restaurant/bar.[5] Crosshaven rugby club has its sports ground at the top of Myrtleville hill. The beach is used by swimmers all year round.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placenames Database of Ireland. logainm.ie. Myrtleville / Baile an Chuainín. 6 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Myrtleville House . Cappieri . myrtleville.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707194424/http://myrtleville.com/history/liz.html . 7 July 2016 .
  3. Web site: Myrtleville House . Landed Estates Database . landedestates.nuigalway.ie . 21 November 2018 .
  4. Web site: Myrtleville Townland, Co. Cork . Irish Townlands . townlands.ie . 21 November 2018 .
  5. Web site: Old Myrtleville Website. Myrtleville . myrtleville.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314035144/http://www.myrtleville.com/amenities.html . 14 March 2016 .
  6. Web site: Contact & Swim Times . Myrtleville Swimmers . myrtlevilleswimmers.com . 21 November 2018.