Crosshaven, the Glossary
Table of Contents
48 relations: Association football, Bob Geldof, Bobby Tambling, Camden Fort Meagher, Carrigaline, Charles Smith (topographer), Cobh, Cork (city), Cork Airport, Cork Harbour, Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway, Counties of Ireland, County Cork, Crosshaven GAA, Crosshaven railway station, Crosshaven RFC, Curraghbinny, Ford Motor Company, Fort Templebreedy, Francis Drake, Gaelic Athletic Association, GSK plc, Guinness World Records, Habsburg Spain, Irish grid reference system, Irish language, James Joyce, Julian Corbett, List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, Munster, Passage West, Pfizer, Pleumeur-Bodou, Provinces of Ireland, R612 road (Ireland), Ringaskiddy, River Owenabue, Royal Cork Yacht Club, Sister city, Spanish Armada, Time in the Republic of Ireland, Treaty Ports (Ireland), Ulysses (novel), Vikings, Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, Western European Summer Time, Western European Time, 2022 census of Ireland.
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
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Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist.
Bobby Tambling
Robert Victor Tambling (born 18 September 1941) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a forward, most notably for Chelsea, Crystal Palace and England.
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Camden Fort Meagher
Camden Fort Meagher is a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland.
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Carrigaline
Carrigaline is a town and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the River Owenabue. Crosshaven and Carrigaline are towns and villages in County Cork.
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Charles Smith (topographer)
Charles Smith (1715–1762) was an Irish topographer and writer.
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Cobh
Cobh, known from 1849 until 1920 as Queenstown, is a seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. Crosshaven and Cobh are towns and villages in County Cork.
Cork (city)
Cork (from corcach, meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, third largest on the island of Ireland, the county town of County Cork and largest city in the province of Munster.
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Cork Airport
Cork Airport (Aerfort Chorcaí) is the second-largest of the three principal international airports in Ireland, after Dublin and ahead of Shannon.
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Cork Harbour
Cork Harbour is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland.
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Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway
The Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway (CB&PR) was a narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Ireland.
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Counties of Ireland
The counties of Ireland (Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island.
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County Cork
County Cork (Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are Mallow, Macroom, Midleton, and Skibbereen., the county had a population of 584,156, making it the third-most populous county in Ireland.
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Crosshaven GAA
Crosshaven GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland.
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Crosshaven railway station
Crosshaven railway station was on the Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway in County Cork, Ireland.
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Crosshaven RFC
Crosshaven RFC (Rugby Union Football Club) was founded on 1 October 1972 and is based in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland.
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Curraghbinny
Curraghbinny, also sometimes spelled Currabinny or Currabinney, is a townland in County Cork, Ireland.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
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Fort Templebreedy
Fort Templebreedy (Irish: Dún Theampall Bríde), also known as Templebreedy Battery, was a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, in County Cork, Ireland.
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Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake (1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580.
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Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; Cumann Lúthchleas Gael; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball, and rounders.
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GSK plc
GSK plc (an acronym from its former name GlaxoSmithKline plc) is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with global headquarters in London.
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
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Habsburg Spain
Habsburg Spain refers to Spain and the Hispanic Monarchy, also known as the Catholic Monarchy, in the period from 1516 to 1700 when it was ruled by kings from the House of Habsburg.
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Irish grid reference system
The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used for paper mapping in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland).
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Irish language
Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language group, which is a part of the Indo-European language family.
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James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet and literary critic.
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Julian Corbett
Sir Julian Stafford Corbett (12 November 1854 at Walcot House, Kennington Road, Lambeth – 21 September 1922 at Manor Farm, Stopham, Pulborough, Sussex) was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era.
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List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas.
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Munster
Munster (an Mhumhain or Cúige Mumhan) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south of the island.
Passage West
Passage West (locally known as "Passage") is a port town in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Cork Harbour, some 10 km south-east of Cork city. Crosshaven and Passage West are towns and villages in County Cork.
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Pfizer
Pfizer Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City.
Pleumeur-Bodou
Pleumeur-Bodou is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
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Provinces of Ireland
There are four provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
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R612 road (Ireland)
The R612 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs from Carrigaline to Crosshaven, all in County Cork.
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Ringaskiddy
Ringaskiddy is a village in County Cork, Ireland. Crosshaven and Ringaskiddy are towns and villages in County Cork.
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River Owenabue
The River Owenabue, also spelled "Owenboy", is a river in County Cork, Ireland.
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Royal Cork Yacht Club
The Royal Cork Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
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Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, lit) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous naval experience appointed by Philip II of Spain.
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Time in the Republic of Ireland
Ireland uses Irish Standard Time (IST, UTC+01:00; Am Caighdeánach Éireannach) in the summer months and Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00; Meán-Am Greenwich) in the winter period.
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Treaty Ports (Ireland)
Following the establishment of the Irish Free State, three deep water Treaty Ports at Berehaven, Spike Island (off modern Cóbh), and Lough Swilly were retained by the United Kingdom in accordance with the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 6 December 1921.
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Ulysses (novel)
Ulysses is a modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce.
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Vikings
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, KG (16 September 1541 – 22 September 1576), was an English nobleman and general.
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Western European Summer Time
Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+01:00) is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time.
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Western European Time
Western European Time (WET, UTC±00:00) is a time zone covering parts of western Europe and consists of countries using UTC±00:00 (also known as Greenwich Mean Time, abbreviated GMT).
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2022 census of Ireland
The 2022 census of Ireland was held on Sunday, 3 April 2022.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosshaven
Also known as Bun an Tábhairne, Cross Haven, Crosshaven, County Cork, Crosshaven, Ireland.