Carrigaline

Carrigaline
Carraig Uí Leighin
Town

Carrigaline – Water Park Road
Carrigaline

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 8°23′26″W / 51.8166°N 8.3905°W / 51.8166; -8.3905Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 8°23′26″W / 51.8166°N 8.3905°W / 51.8166; -8.3905
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Cork
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 14,775
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference W727625
Website www.carrigaline.ie
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841603—    
1851780+29.4%
1861648−16.9%
1871439−32.3%
1881576+31.2%
1891438−24.0%
1901476+8.7%
1911518+8.8%
1926379−26.8%
1936315−16.9%
1946357+13.3%
1951492+37.8%
1956606+23.2%
1961688+13.5%
1966772+12.2%
1971971+25.8%
19814,147+327.1%
19865,893+42.1%
19916,482+10.0%
19967,025+8.4%
20029,345+33.0%
200611,282+20.7%
201114,775+31.0%
[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Carrigaline (Irish: Carraig Uí Leighin, meaning "rock of Ó Leighin") is a commuter town[9] in County Cork, Ireland. It is about 14 km south of Cork city which can be reached by car in 25 minutes (along the R611, which passes through the town, and then the N28 Ringaskiddy–Cork road). Carrigaline has grown rapidly in recent years, from a village of a few hundred people into a thriving town,[10] although many locals still refer to it as "the village".[11] The town is one of the key gateways to West Cork, especially for those who arrive by ferry from France.

Carrigaline is also the name of the parish containing Carrigaline town.

Economy

The town had the world-famous Carrigaline Pottery, situated in Main Street, which closed in 1979, but was subsequently re-opened and run as a co-operative for many years after that. Unusually for an Irish village of its then size, it had a small cinema, owned and run by the Cogan family. Neither the pottery nor the cinema exist today. The Carrigdhoun Weekly newspaper is published in Carrigaline.

The town has four banks and a credit union. There is a long-established Supervalu supermarket, as well as a Dunnes Stores and Lidl. The four-star Carrigaline Court Hotel is located across from the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St. John. Main Street has a selection of pubs and restaurants, as well as a variety of retail shops. A Dairygold Co-op Superstore is located on Kilmoney Road.

The town is twinned with Guidel in Brittany, France and Kirchseeon, Germany.

Sport

Locals sports clubs in the area include:

References

  1. ↑ "Carrigaline Settlement Results". Central Statistics Office. 2011.
  2. ↑ "Census 2011 - Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Cso.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Historical Overview of Carrigaline". Carrigaline.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Census 2011". Cso.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "NISRA - Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (c) 2013". Nisranew.nisra.gov.uk. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Carrigaline Village (c.1850)". Carrigaline.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Lee, JJ (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A. Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
  8. ↑ Mokyr, Joel; O Grada, Cormac (November 1984). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700–1850". The Economic History Review. Volume. 37 (4): 473–488. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x.
  9. ↑ "Carrigaline calls time on developer-led growth". Irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Carrigaline Area Transport Study Executive Summary" (PDF). Corkcoco.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Historical Overview of Carrigaline to Present Day". Carrigaline.ie. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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