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
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+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

See also

References

  1. Placenames Database of Ireland. Béal Átha Leice Verified 2011-02-09.
  2. "Béal Átha Leice/Ballylicky". logainm.ie.
  3. "Parks". Camping Ireland.
  4. Ballylickey - Sheep's Head Way, West Cork
  5. "Ballylickey Manor House". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
  6. "Michelin Maps & Guides: maps, atlas, travel guides, Michelin Guide". Michelinonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.)
  9. "Unveiling of statue at Town Park". Kerryman. Independent News & Media. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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