Ballylickey
Ballylickey or Ballylicky (Irish: Béal Átha Leice)[1][2] is a village on the N71 national secondary road near Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The River Ovane flows into Bantry Bay at Ballylickey.
Ballylickey
Béal Átha Leice | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Bridge at Ballylickey | |
  Ballylickey Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′30″N 9°26′13″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Tourism
There is a caravan park at Eagle Point.[3][4] The Seaview Hotel is also located in the area.
The area's most prominent building is Ballylickey House, owned by the Graves family for generations and in modern times a hotel[5] and Michelin-starred restaurant.[6]
People
- Philip Graves, journalist and exposer of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion as a hoax[7]
- Ellen Hutchins, botanist[8]
- Jeanne Rynhart, sculptor of the Molly Malone statue[9]
References
- Placenames Database of Ireland. Béal Átha Leice Verified 2011-02-09.
- "Béal Átha Leice/Ballylicky". logainm.ie.
- "Parks". Camping Ireland.
- Ballylickey - Sheep's Head Way, West Cork
- "Ballylickey Manor House". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
- "Michelin Maps & Guides: maps, atlas, travel guides, Michelin Guide". Michelinonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- "The Graves Family in Ireland". Archived from the original on 2010-07-01.
He was the London Times correspondent ... contributed to the exposure of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion as forgeries.
- "Hutchins, Ellen". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/59319. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- "Unveiling of statue at Town Park". Kerryman. Independent News & Media. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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