Crosshaven

The modern Irish name for Crosshaven village is Bun an Tábhairne. While some sources link the word tábhairne to the English word "tavern", other sources suggest that it is a corruption of "tSabhairne" a grammatical form of the word "Sabhrann" the name of a local river.{{cite journal | url = https://www.corkhist.ie/wp-content/uploads/jfiles/1956/b1956-002.pdf | title = The Irish name of Crosshaven | series = 2 | volume = 61 | issue = 193 | date= 1956 | pages = 7–9| journal = Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society | first = Diarmuid | last = Ó Murchadha }} Bun refers to "river mouth" when in reference to placenames. Therefore, the name is potentially translated as "mouth of the River Sabhrann". The old Irish name for the east side of the village was Cros tSeáin or "John's Cross", from which the English name derives.

Crosshaven was originally a Viking settlement, part of what was known as the 'Ostman's Tancred', after Cork city became a fortified English stronghold.{{cite web | url = http://www.corkindependent.com/20110818/news/breath-taking-crosshaven-S3812.html | publisher = Cork Independent | title = Breath taking crosshaven | date = 18 August 2011 | access-date = 26 February 2017 | archive-date = 27 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231627/http://www.corkindependent.com/20110818/news/breath-taking-crosshaven-S3812.html | url-status = live }}

According to local legend, Sir Francis Drake hid a small squadron from a larger Spanish fleet upstream from Crosshaven on the River Owenabue at Tubberavoid, now called Drake's Pool.{{cite book |last1=Croker |first1=Thomas Crofton |title=Researches in the south of Ireland |date=1824 |publisher=John Murray |location=London |page=209 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u_4HAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA209 |language=en}} There is no evidence for this story,{{cite journal |last1=Knight |first1=Frederick W. |title=The Drake family |journal=Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society |date=1933 |volume=38 Ser. 2 |issue=147 |pages=24–26 |url=https://www.corkhist.ie/wp-content/uploads/jfiles/1933/b1933-003.pdf |access-date=26 May 2023}} which is first recorded in 1750 by Charles Smith,{{cite book |last1=McCarthy |first1=Kieran |title=The Little Book of Cork Harbour |date=18 March 2019 |publisher=The History Press |location=Stroud, Gloucestershire |isbn=978-0-7509-8960-2 |language=en}} who places it in 1589 after the Spanish Armada;{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Charles |title=The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork |date=1815 |publisher=John Connor |location=Cork |edition=new |volume=I |page=208 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dT9IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA208 |language=en}} Julian Corbett in 1890 said it could only have happened in during the 1573–75 campaign of the 1st Earl of Essex.{{cite book |last1=Corbett |first1=Julian |title=Sir Francis Drake |date=1890 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |page=51 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_uMIQm0yeQC&pg=PA51 |language=en}}

The local secondary school, Coláiste Mhuire, was founded by an aunt of James Joyce, and the town is mentioned twice in Joyce's novel Ulysses.{{cite web | url = http://www.southernstar.ie/News/A-truly-magical-haven-by-the-coast-21082014.htm | publisher = Southern Star | title = A truly magical haven by the coast | date = 24 August 2014 | access-date = 8 March 2017 | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033047/http://www.southernstar.ie/News/A-truly-magical-haven-by-the-coast-21082014.htm | url-status = live }}{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fE9mkomQHEQC&q=Ulysses+crosshaven&pg=PA268 | title = Ulysses Annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses | publisher = University of California Press |first1=Don |last1=Gifford |first2=Robert J. |last2=Seidman | page = 268 | date = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-520-25397-1 }}

Nearby coastal artillery and military forts, Fort Templebreedy and Camden Fort Meagher, were British outposts until the Treaty Ports installations were relinquished in 1938. Camden is located on the headland of Rams Head and is occasionally open to the public.{{cite web |url=http://www.rescuecamden.ie |title=Rescue Camden | Fort Camden, Crosshaven, Co. Cork |publisher=Rescuecamden.ie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525043349/http://www.rescuecamden.ie/ |archive-date=25 May 2014 }}

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Originally a fishing village, in the late 19th and into the 20th century, tourism became important to the town, which has 5 beaches within a 2-mile radius. The area saw an increase in 'holiday homes' in the mid-20th century,{{cite web | url = http://www.irishexaminer.com/property/starterhomes/starter-homes-myrtleville-cork-145000-275171.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | title = Examiner Property Section - Myrtleville, Cork | date = 12 July 2014 | quote = "Crosshaven got hugely popular with Cork City families after WWII, with many built of old Ford boxes, or in converted railway carriages" | access-date = 8 March 2017 | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312032622/http://www.irishexaminer.com/property/starterhomes/starter-homes-myrtleville-cork-145000-275171.html | url-status = live }} accommodating families from Cork city who stayed locally in the summer months - some of these temporary cabins were initially built using very large packing crates from the Ford factory in Cork.{{cite web | url = http://www.irishexaminer.com/property/tight-squeeze-for-summer-property-in-graball-bay-36670.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | title = Tight squeeze for summer property in Graball Bay | date = 7 July 2007 | access-date = 8 March 2017 | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312032940/http://www.irishexaminer.com/property/tight-squeeze-for-summer-property-in-graball-bay-36670.html | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url = http://www.bikvanderpol.net/archive/DOC/FordBoxInsert.pdf | publisher = Evening Echo | date = December 2005 | title = Ford Boxes | via = Bikvanderpol.net | quote = "holiday homes [..] known as 'Ford Boxes' [..were made from..] sheeted timber packing crates for tractor parts that came into Ford's Cork factory from ships" | access-date = 8 March 2017 | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312034039/http://www.bikvanderpol.net/archive/DOC/FordBoxInsert.pdf | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url = http://www.irishexaminer.com/ford100/thepeople/family-reunites-at-holiday-home-made-from-old-ford-crates-447452.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | title = Family reunites at holiday home made from old Ford crates | date = 15 April 2017 | access-date = 18 April 2017 | archive-date = 19 April 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101412/http://www.irishexaminer.com/ford100/thepeople/family-reunites-at-holiday-home-made-from-old-ford-crates-447452.html | url-status = live }}

Tourism attractions in the town included Piper's funfair (known as "the merries"), a nightclub called The Majorca (now closed), a cinema (also since closed), and the Cockleshell (now an arcade called La Scala).{{citation needed|date= March 2017}} Today Crosshaven is becoming a commuter town for Ringaskiddy and Cork city.{{citation needed|date= March 2017}}

In the 1970s and 1980s, environmental concerns came to the fore as a large industrial estate was built across the river in Ringaskiddy.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} It has been host Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline and other pharmaceutical companies.

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The village is home to Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) which has had its headquarters in the village since 1966.{{cite web | url = http://www.royalcork.com/club-history/ | publisher = Royal Cork Yacht Club | title = RCYC - Club History | access-date = 26 February 2017 | archive-date = 8 November 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161108161329/http://www.royalcork.com/club-history/ | url-status = live }} The club was established at the Cove of Cork (now Cobh) in 1720 and holds the title of the oldest in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. In 1966 the RCYC merged with the Royal Munster Yacht Club and made the Royal Munster's club house its headquarters. The biennial Regatta of Cork Week (formerly Ford Cork Week due to the sponsorship of the Ford Motor Company){{cite web | url = http://www.discoveringireland.com/cork-week/ | publisher = DiscoveringIreland.com | title = Events - Cork Week - Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven | access-date = 26 February 2017 | archive-date = 27 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170227233229/http://www.discoveringireland.com/cork-week/ | url-status = live }} draws many competitors and upwards of 15 thousand spectators to each competition.{{cite web | url = https://www.businesspost.ie/focus-on/volvo-cork-week-regatta-to-attract-20000-visitors-323657 | publisher = Sunday Business Post | title = Volvo Cork Week regatta to attract 20,000 visitors | date = 26 June 2016 | quote = "Volvo Cork Week is expected to generate about €1.5 million for the local economy [.. and ..] expected to attract between 15,000 and 20,000 visitors, from Ireland and overseas" | access-date = 26 February 2017 | archive-date = 27 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231732/https://www.businesspost.ie/focus-on/volvo-cork-week-regatta-to-attract-20000-visitors-323657 | url-status = live }}

Crosshaven AFC is one of the oldest soccer clubs in Cork, and was founded in 1898.{{cite web |url=http://www.crosshavenafc.ie/the-club/ |title=Crosshaven AFC - The Club |publisher=Crosshavenafc.com |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227210550/http://www.crosshavenafc.ie/the-club/ |url-status=live }} The club has two pitches, an all-weather training area and four-dressing-room clubhouse.

Crosshaven RFC (Rugby Union Football Club) was founded in 1972,{{cite web |url = http://www.crosshavenrugbyfc.com/index.php |publisher = Crosshavenrugbyfc.com |title = Crosshaven RFC - Home |access-date = 26 February 2017 |archive-date = 27 February 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170227150406/http://www.crosshavenrugbyfc.com/index.php |url-status = live }} and has two pitches, an all-weather pitch and a gym located at Myrtleville Cross in Crosshaven.

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Crosshaven GAA, which has teams playing both hurling and Gaelic football.

Crosshaven Triathlon Club meets for training on the walkway, with swimming at Myrtleville.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

The town is situated on the R612 regional road, and served by a single bus from Cork city centre via Carrigaline. Cork Airport is the nearest airport, and there are also ferries to France from nearby Ringaskiddy.

Crosshaven railway station was the southern terminus of the Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway (which originally opened in 1850, but only extended south of Passage West at the start of the 20th century).{{cite web | url = https://www.crosshaven.ie/information/about/crosshaven-railway | publisher = Crosshaven.ie | title = Crosshaven Railway | access-date = 26 February 2017 | archive-date = 27 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151916/https://www.crosshaven.ie/information/about/crosshaven-railway | url-status = live }} The station opened on 1 June 1904, and finally closed on 1 June 1932.{{cite web | title=Crosshaven station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=23 September 2007 | archive-date=27 November 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127054525/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | url-status=live }}

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Notable residents have included the father of Bob Geldof, who was manager of the local Grand Hotel for a time,{{cite web | url = http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/geldof-reckons-rats-deserve-top-billing-223512.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | title = Geldof reckons Rats deserve top billing | date = 23 February 2013 | access-date = 8 March 2017 | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312032417/http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/geldof-reckons-rats-deserve-top-billing-223512.html | url-status = live }} and Chelsea FC's all-time 2nd greatest scorer, Bobby Tambling.{{cite web | url = http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/columnists/kieran-shannon/royalty-on-the-kings-road-231004.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | title = Royalty on the King's Road | date = 11 May 2013 | quote = "[..] Crosshaven has been Tambling's home for decades [..]" | access-date = 8 March 2017 | archive-date = 1 December 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031206/http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/columnists/kieran-shannon/royalty-on-the-kings-road-231004.html | url-status = live }}

Crosshaven has been twinned with Pleumeur-Bodou, France, since 1992.{{cite web | url = http://www.crosshaven.net/j15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225&Itemid=344 | publisher = Crosshaven.net | access-date = 8 March 2017 | title = Crosshaven - Pleumeur-Bodou | archive-date = 12 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170312045752/http://www.crosshaven.net/j15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225&Itemid=344 | url-status = live }}

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