A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
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A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Crookhaven, fishing vil., Kilmoe par., SW. co. Cork, on C. Bay, 30 miles SW. of Skibbereen ry. sta., pop. 263; P.O., T.O. C. Bay is 2½ miles wide, and penetrates 2½ miles inland. Crookhaven proper is a narrow inlet on the W. side of this bay; it runs 1½ mile westward, and is 18 to 20 ft. deep at its head; it offers clean anchorage and completely land-locked shelter. On Rock Island is a lighthouse, with 2 fixed lights (Crookhaven) seen 13 and 10 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "fishing village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Cork IrlC |
| Place: | Crookhaven |
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