Halfway (Irish: Leath Slighe) is a village in County Cork, in Ireland. Halfway got its name from being situated approximately halfway between Cork City and Bandon.
Halfway
Irish: Leath Slighe | |
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Village | |
 The Halfway Viaduct, on the former Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway, sits above the village | |
  Halfway Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°48′07″N 8°34′25″W / 51.801967°N 8.573542°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Cork |
| Population | 252 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | W605615 |
Halfway is situated on the L2231, just off the N71, close to the neighbouring village of Ballinhassig. Ballinhassig Garda station is located in Halfway.[2] Halfway formerly had two pubs; however, there is now only the Ramble Inn pub.[citation needed] There is also an angling shop.[3]
The annual Halfway Vintage Rally, a meeting of vintage car owners and enthusiasts, takes place over one weekend in September.[citation needed] Road bowling is sometimes played on the national road between the villages of Halfway and Ballinhassig.[4]
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes several ringforts in the neighbouring townlands of Gortnaclogh, Annagh Beg and Rathroe.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Halfway". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Ballinhassig Garda Station, Halfway, Ballinhassig, Co. Cork". garda.ie. An Garda Síochána. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Tackle Direct Ireland - Contact Us". tackledirectireland.ie. Halfway Angling Centre. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Club Results". irishroadbowling.ie. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ "Recorded Monuments Protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 County Cork" (PDF). archaeology.ie. National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1998. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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