Ballynoe, Great Island

Ballynoe (Irish: An Baile Nua[1]) is a townland and suburb of Cobh on Great Island in County Cork.[1] It was extensively developed in the Celtic Tiger era.[2]

Ballynoe
An Baile Nua
Townland
Ballynoe is located in Ireland
Ballynoe
Ballynoe
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°51′29″N 08°19′19″W / 51.85806°N 8.32194°W / 51.85806; -8.32194
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Transport

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Ballynoe is north of Rushbrooke on the R624 road which runs alongside the channel connecting Lough Mahon to lower Cork Harbour and separating Great Island from Monkstown on the mainland. The cross-river car ferry from Monkstown docks on the R624 just north of Ballynoe.

A railway station at Ballynoe on the Cork–Cobh railway line was proposed in 1993 and included in the 1998 Cobh Action Area Plan[3] and the 20-year strategy plan published in 2001,[4] but considered unfeasible in 2002.[5] It was in the 2009 county development plan,[6] but postponed in 2010 because of Ireland's financial crisis.[7][failed verification] In 2019, the "Cork Metropolitan Area Draft Transport Strategy 2040", a public consultation document published by the National Transport Authority, included Ballynoe among six proposed suburban stations.[8] Rushbrooke halt and Carrigaloe railway station are otherwise the nearest suburban rail stops.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ballynoe". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ^ Power, Con (2 November 1999). "Growth boost for East Cork". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. ^ Ove Arup (June 2000). "Iarnród Éireann: A Strategic Review of the Cork Suburban Rail Network" (PDF). Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. pp. table 3.2, section 4.2, table 4.1. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ WS Atkins (22 October 2001). "2: The Proposed Strategy" (PDF). Cork Area Strategic Plan (CASP) 2001-2020. Cork County Council, Cork City Council. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016. On the Cobh branch, a new station will be opened at Ballynoe.
  5. ^ Indecon, RPS and Savills HOK (1 July 2008). "Cork Area Strategic Plan – Strategy for Additional Economic and Population Growth - An Update" (PDF). p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016. the provision of additional stations for example at Waterrock, Carrigtohill West and Ballynoe which were not deemed justifiable in 2002
  6. ^ "Volume 1: Main Policy Material" (PDF). Cobh Town Plan 2013. pp. 110 sec.9.4.5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Cork Commuter Rail". Transport 21. Department of Transport. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Cork Metropolitan Area Draft Transport Strategy 2040 – Public Consultation Document" (PDF). nta.ie. National Transport Authority. May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.