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 is built on the L2230 road, connecting Crossbarry to the city. There is a pub on the Crossbarry side of the village. The West Cork Railway once went past Waterfall.[2] A railway bridge is still in place on the road leading to Ballinora. The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is Ballinora GAA club.

There is another village called Waterfall on the Beara Peninsula in western County Cork.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placenames Database of Ireland. 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.