Belgooly ( is a village in

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, located 4.6 kilometres to the north-east of

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. In 2016 it had a population of 826.

History

The Belgooly Flour Mill, a ruinous building within the village, is entered in the initial Record of Protected Structures. Other, more ancient monuments, included on the Record of Monuments and Places for County Cork, include a reputed

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site immediately west of the village, and a

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to the south in Mitchelstown East

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. On 26 August 1941 a

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crashed close to Belgooly, after being shot down by 615 Squadron of the RAF.

Amenities and development

The village has a small shop with post-office, Belgooly GAA club facilities, Church of the Sacred Heart

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church, and is home to the 'Huntsman' and 'Coleman's' public houses (the latter in business since at least 1914). The village is located within the study area of the Cork Area Strategic Plan and the lands that surround the village are within the designated

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"Rural Housing Control Zone". There has been an increase in residential housing development in Belgooly in the early 21st century, with (according to the 2016 census) 200 of the village's 258 private homes built between 2001 and 2010. On the Kinsale side of the town is a statue named "His Master's Voice". Belgooly hosts an annual

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and

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Landscape and transport

The main road through the village is the R600, which links the village with the city of Cork to the north and Kinsale to the south. The R611, which links Belgooly with

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extends eastwards from the village. The village is served by a public bus service, route 226, which travels from Kinsale via Belgooly and

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to Cork city centre. The River Stick flows on the western edge of the village and joins the Belgooly River which flows in the tidal Belgooly Estuary to the south of the village, before running to Oysterhaven Bay.

References

External links

{{commons category, Belgooly
BelgoolyShow.com - Agricultural show website
Towns and villages in County Cork