Ballinascarty

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Ballinascarthy
Irish: Béal na Scairte
County Cork

The Bold Tenant Farmer's Cottage
Location
Grid reference: W407467
Location: 51°40’13"N, 8°51’27"W
Data
Local Government

Ballinascarty, also known as Ballinascarthy, is a village in the west of County Cork, about four miles north of Clonakilty and nine miles south-west of Bandon, on the main N71 road from Clonakilty to Cork.

Places of interest

Nearby is the Lisselan Estate, the gardens of which are open to the public. There is also a golf course.

In 2000, a memorial to Henry Ford was raised in the town, in the shape of a Model T, to commemorate that Henry Ford's father, William, was born in Ballinascarty before emigration the United States.

Sport

  • Gaelic sports: Ballinascarthy GAA

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Ballinascarty)

References