Crosshaven
Bun an Tábhairne | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°48′07″N 08°17′43″W / 51.80194°N 8.29528°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population | 3,263 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | W792606 |
Crosshaven (Irish: Bun an Tábhairne)[2] is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in lower Cork Harbour at the mouth of the River Owenabue, across from Currabinny Wood. Originally a fishing village,[3] from the 19th century, the economy of the area became more reliant on a growing tourism industry.[3][4]
Crosshaven [..] comprises about 100 houses [..] and several handsome villas and lodges, the summer residences of those who visit the coast for seabathing, closely adjoin the village. An extensive fishery was formerly carried on, but it has so much declined
In the late 1800s, Crosshaven flourished from a quiet backwater into a tourism resort