Courtbrack

{{short description|Village in County Cork, Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use Irish English|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Courtbrack

| native_name = {{lang|ga|An Chúirt Bhreac}}

| native_name_lang = ga

| settlement_type = Townland

| image_skyline = Shournagh River at Foxs Bridge near Courtbrack, Cork (geograph 3090119).jpg

| image_caption = Shournagh River at Foxs Bridge near Courtbrack

| pushpin_map = Ireland

| pushpin_label_position = right

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland

| coordinates = {{coord|51.968|N|8.645|W|dim:100000_region:IE|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Ireland

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Munster

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Cork

| blank_name_sec1 = Irish Grid Reference

| blank_info_sec1 = {{iem4ibx|W557796}}

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url = https://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=E4FF3B32-75EF-4F54-9664-3204F1CE51D2 | publisher = Central Statistics Office | work = Census 2016 | title =Sapmap Area - Settlements - Courtbrack | date = April 2016 |accessdate = 26 June 2021 }}

| population_as_of = 2016

| population = 194

}}

Courtbrack ({{Irish place name|An Chúirt Bhreac}}){{cite web|url =https://www.logainm.ie/9563.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = An Chúirt Bhreac / Courtbrack | accessdate = 26 June 2021 }} is a townland and village in County Cork, Ireland.{{cite web|url = https://www.townlands.ie/cork/east-muskerry/matehy/matehy/courtbrack/ | website = townlands.ie | title = Courtbrack Townland, Co. Cork | accessdate = 26 June 2021 }} It is located in the civil parish of Matehy close to the town of Blarney. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and was built {{circa|1840}}.{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20906207/st-josephs-roman-catholic-church-courtbrack-courtbrack-county-cork | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Courtbrack, Cork | accessdate = 26 June 2021 }}

Formerly a largely rural area, as of the early 21st century the townland was zoned for residential development.{{cite web|url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/arid-20377292.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = 130 acres in Cork’s ‘bread basket’ zone of Courtbrack | date = 21 January 2016 | accessdate = 26 June 2021 | quote = Courtbrack itself is a small settlement but, like a number of smaller villages in the area, it has seen a considerable rise in residential numbers over recent years }}{{cite report | url = https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2020-03/background-document-no-2-population-and-housing.pdf | publisher = Cork County Council | website = corkcoco.ie | title = Cork County Development Plan Review - Population and Housing | page = 28 | chapter = Appendix A: Settlements by Municipal District | access-date = 26 June 2021 | archive-date = 26 June 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210626150618/https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2020-03/background-document-no-2-population-and-housing.pdf | url-status = dead }} Courtbrack was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census,{{cite web|url = https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp2tc/cp2pdm/bgn/ | publisher = Central Statistics Office | website = cso.ie | title = Census of Population 2016 - Profile 2 Population Distribution and Movement | accessdate = 26 June 2021 | quote = 26 new census towns were created for the 2016 Census [..including..] Courtbrack }} at which time it had a population of 194 people.