Crossbarry () is a small village on the
R589 regional road in
Innishannon
Innishannon or Inishannon () is a large village on the main Cork– Bandon road ( N71) in County Cork, Ireland. Situated on the River Bandon, the village has grown due to its proximity to Cork city, and is now a dormitory town for city wo ...
parish,
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It is about 20 km southwest of the city of
Cork. The
River Owenabue
The River Owenabue (), also spelled "Owenboy", is a river in County Cork, Ireland.
Geography
River Owenabue rises just north of Crossbarry and flows east towards the sea for roughly . It flows through Crossbarry and on to the small village of ...
flows through the village. The
West Cork Railway once ran through the village, and
Junction railway station served as a connection to
Kinsale
Kinsale ( ; ) is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland. Located approximately south of Cork City on the southeast coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon, and has a population of 5,281 (a ...
, just to the east.
The
Crossbarry ambush took place at the village during the
Irish War of Independence.
It has two schools nearby (Gurrane and Knockavilla
national schools), as well as other creche, childcare and playschool facilities. In 2007, the road from
Bandon was improved, bypassing the
Crossbarry ambush memorial.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Cork
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