Castlehaven

Castlehaven (Irish: Gleann Bearcháin) is a civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. It is located approximately 75 km south west of Cork City on the coast. The civil parish is made up of the towns of Union Hall and Castletownshend, and also contains the hamlets of Rineen and Tragumna. The area's Gaelic football club, Castlehaven GAA, has claimed several Munster Senior Club Football Championship titles.

Castlehaven Gleann Bearcháin
Civil parish
Castlehaven bay to the south of Castletownshend
Castlehaven Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°32′8″N 9°11′54″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

History

The Irish name Gleann Bearcháin was historically anglicised as Glanbarighan, Glanbaraghan and Glanbarrahan.[1] The Battle of Castlehaven was fought in 1601.

Sport

Castlehaven GAA is a Gaelic football club based in Castlehaven. It participates in Cork GAA competitions. It has won five Cork Senior Football Championships in 1989,1994, 2003, 2012 and 2013. It has also won 3 Munster Senior Club Football Championships in 1989, 1994 and 1997.

References

Placenames Database of Ireland

Places in County Cork
County town: Cork
Towns	Ballincollig Bandon Bantry Carrigaline Clonakilty Cobh Cork Fermoy Kinsale Macroom Mallow Midleton Passage West Skibbereen Youghal
Villages and Townlands	Adrigole Aghabullogue Aghada Ahakista Aherla Ahiohill Allihies Ardfield Ardgroom Ballinacurra Ballinadee Ballinagree Ballinascarty Ballineen Ballingeary Ballinhassig Ballinora Ballinspittle Ballintemple Ballycotton Ballydehob Ballydesmond Ballygarvan Ballylickey Ballymakeera Ballymore Ballyvourney Baltimore Banteer Béal na Bláth Belgooly Belvelly Blarney Boherbue Buttevant Bweeng Canovee Carrigadrohid Carriganimmy Carrigtwohill Castlehaven Castlelyons Castlemartyr Castletown-Kinneigh Castletownbere Castletownroche Castletownshend Charleville Churchtown Cloghroe Clondulane Cloughduv Cloyne Coachford Conna Coolea Courtmacsherry Crookhaven Crookstown Crossbarry Crosshaven Cullen Doneraile Douglas Drimoleague Dripsey Dromahane Dungourney Dunmanway Durrus Enniskean Eyeries Farran Fermoy Fountainstown Glandore Glanmire Glantane Glanworth Glasheen Glenbrook Glengarriff Glenville Glounthaune Goleen Gougane Barra Halfway Innishannon Kanturk Kilbrittain Kilmichael Kilnamartyra Killumney Kilworth Knockavilla Knocknagree Knockraha Ladysbridge Leap Liscarroll Lisgoold Lismire Lombardstown Lyre Mayfield Meelin Milford Millstreet Minane Bridge Mitchelstown Monard Monkstown Montenotte Mourneabbey Nad Newcestown Newmarket Nohoval Ovens Rathbarry Rathcormac Riverstick Roberts Cove Rockchapel Rosscarbery Rylane Sallybrook Schull Shanagarry Shanbally Shanballymore Timoleague Togher Tower Union Hall Upton Waterfall Watergrasshill Whitegate
Landforms	Mountains Ballyhoura Mountains Boggeragh Mountains Caha Mountains Derrynasaggart Mountains Galtee Mountains Mullaghareirk Mountains Shehy Mountains Slieve Miskish Mountains Rivers River Bandon River Blackwater River Lee Heads Brow Head Mizen Head Sheep's Head Islands Ballycotton Island Bere Island Cape Clear Island Capel Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Garinish Great Island Heir Island Haulbowline Island Inishfarnard Long Island Sherkin Island Spike Island Whiddy Island
Lists of townlands of County Cork Mountains and hills of County Cork Rivers of County Cork Geography of County Cork

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