Crookstown, County Cork

Crookstown (Irish: An Baile Gallda, meaning "town of the invader or foreigner")[2] is a small village in County Cork in Ireland, about 12 km east of the town of Macroom and about 1 km off the N22 Cork-Killarney road. It had a population of 245 as of the 2016 census,[1] down from 285 in the 2011 census.[3] Crookstown is part of the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency).

For other uses, see Crookstown.
Crookstown

An Baile Gallda
Village
Clodah Castle lies just south of the village
Crookstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°50′34″N 08°49′56″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
ParishMoviddy
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
245
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Eircode (Routing Key)
P14
Irish Grid ReferenceW420664

History

To the south of Crookstown village is the ruin of the 16th century Clodagh Castle, once home to one of the branches of the McSweeney clan.[5] Another ruined castle, Castlemore Castle or Dundrinan Castle, lies to the north of the village.[5][6]

Crookstown Road railway station, located close to Castlemore Castle approximately 2 km from the village centre, operated as a stop on the Cork and Macroom Direct Railway from 1866 until services on the line ceased in the 1940s.[7]

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) was active around Crookstown during the Irish War of Independence, and Crookstown House, an estate house owned by the Warren family was burnt-out by the IRA in June 1921. It was later rebuilt.[8] According to biographer Tim Pat Coogan, Michael Collins was likely on his way to a meeting in Crookstown when he was killed in an ambush at nearby Béal na Bláth during the Irish Civil War.[9]

Geography

Crookstown is approximately 30 km from Cork City, and 4 km from Béal na Bláth. It lies between the River Bride and River Brouen, and in 2012 was subject to flooding when both rivers burst their banks.[10][11]

Economy

Crookstown is a rural village with a number of shops, pubs and other businesses.[10]

A large mill, built c.1810 at Bellmount close to the village, was once economically important to the area.[12][13] The area is now better known for its brick and concrete factory at Castlemore.

Amenities

The Crookstown area is served by a Garda station and post office.[14][15] Local sports clubs include Crookstown United (which fields teams in the Munster Football Association's 'shipping league')[16] and Crookstown Karate Club (members of which have competed in national and international competition).[17]

See also

References
  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Crookstown". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "An Baile Gallda / Crookstown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  3. "Settlement Crookstown (CSO Area Code ST 18003)". Census 2011. CSO. April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. "Crookstown (Ireland) - Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. Heritage Castles of County Cork (PDF) (Report). Cork County Council. 2017. p. 156. Clodagh Castle near Crookstown – Tower house, probably a MacCarthy castle, but by 1584 in the hands of MacSweeneys
  6. "Castlemore Castle". castles.nl. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. "Crookstown Road station" (PDF). railscot.co.uk. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. "Warren (Crookstown)". Landed Estates Database. National University of Ireland Galway. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  9. Tim Pat Coogan (2002). Michael Collins: The Man Who Made Ireland. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 406. ISBN 9780312295110. Collins was expected at the house of Canon Tracey of Crookstown during his last visit. The reason for the visit, it is said, was to make contact with some intermediaries [..] A stop at Crookstown would explain the seemingly inexplicably circuitous Béal na Bláth route back to Cork
  10. "Plans afoot to prevent further damage to flood-prone village of Crookstown". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  11. "River Bride (Crookstown) Flood Relief Scheme". Crookstown Flood Relief Scheme. Cork County Council. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  12. "Bellmount Mills, Bellmount Lower, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 6 January 2020. Bellmount Mill is a reminder of the former economic prosperity of Crookstown, and once played a significant role in the local community
  13. "Heritage Week 2017". kilmurrymuseum.ie. Kilmurry Museum. 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2020. Howard’s Flour Mill/Bellmount Mills [..] was built in 1810 and was operational until 2001
  14. "Station Directory - Crookstown, County Cork". garda.ie. An Garda Síochána. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  15. "Participating Post Offices - Foreign Exchange Multi Currency" (PDF). anpost.ie. An Post. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  16. "Affiliated Leagues & Clubs - Cork Business and Shipping League - Season 2019-2020". munsterfa.com. Munster FA. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  17. "Crookstown Karate Club members target medals at world championships". southernstar.ie. Southern Star. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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