Ballinascarty (), also known as Ballinascarthy, is a village in
County Cork,
Ireland.
Location
Ballinascarty lies in
West Cork
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,
approximately north-northeast of
Clonakilty and 15km south-west of
Bandon, on the main
N71 road from Clonakilty to
Cork
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Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
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.
Places of interest
Nearby is the Lisselan Estate, the gardens of which are open to the public. There is also a golf course.
Henry Ford, the well-known
machine
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manufacturer was of Irish descent. Henry Ford's father, William, and grandfather, John, were born in Ballinascarty before their
emigration to
Detroit,
Michigan, United States. Henry Ford went on to be one of the most influential people in the
automotive industry, inventing
mass production
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and the
Fordson model F tractor, which put many small-scale tractor manufacturers out of business. A memorial to Henry Ford was placed in the town in the shape of a
Model T statue on 3 September 2000.
Sport
Ballinascathy is home to
Ballinascarthy GAA.
People
*
Teddy Holland
Timothy A. Holland (born 1948), known as Teddy Holland, is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. At club level he played with Ballinascarthy, Carbery and St Finbarr's and was a member of and later managed the Cork senior football te ...
, former Cork county Gaelic Football player
* John Ford, grandfather of
Henry Ford
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
*
Ballinascarthy railway station
Ballinascarthy railway station was on the Clonakilty Extension Railway in County Cork, Ireland
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References
External links
DiscoverIreland.comBallinascarthy.com
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Towns and villages in County Cork