Garryvoe

Garryvoe (Irish: Garraí Bhoithe) is a civil parish in the historical barony of Imokilly in County Cork, Ireland.[1] The civil parish is centred on a small settlement, also referred to as Garryvoe, which lies on the R632 regional road between Ladysbridge, and Shanagarry and fronts onto Garryvoe Beach.[2]

Garryvoe Castle tower house
Beach at Garryvoe

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, fulacht fiadh and enclosure sites in the townlands of Garryvoe Lower, Garryvoe Upper and Ballybutler.[3] Garryvoe Castle, a ruined tower house in the townland of Garryvoe Lower,[3] is sometimes associated with the Anglo-Norman Carew family.[4][5] A ruined medieval church and graveyard is located nearby.[4][6][7]

While previously classified as a Blue Flag beach,[8] as of 2020 the beach at Garryvoe was classified as an "identified bathing water" area of "sufficient" quality.[9]

The TikTok personality and radio presenter, Miriam Mullins, is from the area.[10]

References
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  1. "Garraí Bhoithe / Garryvoe". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. "Garryvoe Beach". discoverireland.ie. Fáilte Ireland. Retrieved 24 May 2023. Garryvoe Beach is a pebble beach located in the village on Garryvoe [..] located just off the road from Ladysbridge to Shanagarry in County Cork
  3. Power, Denis, ed. (1997). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. ISBN 9780707649337.
  4. Tjemmes, Marko. "Garryvoe Castle". castles.nl. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. Hartnett, P. J. (1945). "Some Imokilly Castles" (PDF). Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. 2. 50 (171): 52.
  6. Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Garryvoe". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Dublin: Lewis – via libraryireland.com.
  7. Heritage Castles of County Cork (PDF) (Report). Cork County Council. 2017. p. 21.
  8. O'Riordan, Sean (23 May 2013). "No blue flag status for 4 Cork beaches". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  9. Bathing Water Quality in Ireland - A report for the year 2020 (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Agency. May 2021. p. 18. Retrieved 25 May 2023 – via rte.ie. Ten bathing waters are currently classified as Sufficient, which is the minimum acceptable standard [..] Table 5 lists the bathing waters classified as Sufficient in 2020 [..] Cork County Council / Garryvoe / Sufficient
  10. "Cork TikTok star: Pandemic gave me a career... and 1.6 million fans". The Echo. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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