Fountainstown
| Fountainstown Irish: Baile Mhóntáin | |
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
 Ringabella Bay from Fountainstown | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W785582 |
| Location: | 51°46’33"N, 8°18’41"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 993 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
Fountainstown is a seaside village in County Cork, about fourteen miles south of Cork city. It is separated by small promontory headland from the nearby village and beach at Myrtleville.
The name is give in the Irish language as Baile Mhóntáin, which was historically rendered in English as Ballymontane.[1]
About the village
Fountainstown's beach overlooks Ringabella creek to the south.
Close to the village centre is Fountainstown House, a stately home which was originally built by the Roche family - a Norman family may have acquired lands at Fountainstown in the 15th or 16th century.
The coast road between Fountainstown and nearby Myrtleville is used as a walk or promenade.[2]
The village's pitch and putt club is sometimes considered to be the home of the sport's first course,[3][4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Fountainstown) |
References
- ↑ Baile Mhontáin - Fountainstown: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ About Fountainstown – Walks: Fountainstown Community Association
- ↑ "Pitch and Putt's Roots are Deep-set in Cork's History". Evening Echo. 27 December 1969. http://www.fountainstown.com/pitch-and-putt.html.
- ↑ "Birthplace of Pitch and Putt Launches Website". Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations. http://fippa.org/news/members/88/birthplace_of_pitch_and_putt_launches_website.