Shanagarry
{{short description|Village in County Cork, Ireland}}
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Shanagarry ({{Irish place name|An Seangharraí|the old garden (or court)}}){{cite web|title = An Seangharraí / Shanagarry |publisher=Placenames Database of Ireland|url=http://www.logainm.ie/12142.aspx | website = logainm.ie |accessdate=25 May 2023}} is a village in east County Cork in Ireland. The village is located near Ireland's south coast, approximately {{convert|35|km}} east of Cork, on the R632 regional road.
Shanagarry is known for the Ballymaloe Cookery School, in the home and gardens of celebrity chef Darina Allen. Also resident here is Darina's daughter-in-law and chef Rachel Allen.
Shanagarry Castle passed to the family of William Penn in the 1660s; it was his occasional residence before he left for Pennsylvania and started his Holy Experiment.{{cite book |last= Power |first= Denis |date= 1994 |title= Archaeological Inventory of County Cork: Volume 2: East and South Cork |location= Dublin |publisher= Stationery Office |page= 231 |isbn= 0707603234 }} Also to be found in Shanagarry is the historic Old Road, an ancient Irish causeway and home to the original residents of the village.
Shanagarry is also the home village of the Russell Rovers hurling and football teams. The teams are made up of people from Shanagarry, Ballycotton and Churchtown South.
Surrounding area
About {{convert|2|km|1|abbr=on}} from Shanagarry, just off the road to Ballycotton, lies Ballynamona beach. The coastline at Shanagarry and Ballynamona forms part of the Ballycotton Bay Special Protection Area (SPA) and is home to herons, oystercatchers and cormorants.{{cite web|url = https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/Ballycotton%20Bay%20SPA%20(004022)%20Conservation%20objectives%20supporting%20document%20-%20[Version%201].pdf | publisher = National Parks and Wildlife Service | title = Ballycotton Bay Special Protection Area | date = August 2014 | accessdate = 20 April 2024 | quote = Ballycotton Bay [SPA] is an east-facing coastal complex [..which..] stretches northwards from Ballycotton to Ballynamona [..] Saltmarsh and marsh habitat is best represented at Shanagarry and at Ballynamona [..] species that have been recorded at Ballycotton Bay [..] represent eleven waterbird families: Gaviidae (divers), Podicipedidae (grebes), [..] Haematopodidae (oystercatchers), Charadriidae (plovers and lapwings), [..] plus Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants), Ardeidae (Herons) and Alcedinidae (Kingfisher) }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.stephenpearce.com Stephen Pearce Pottery]
- [http://www.cookingisfun.ie Ballymaloe Cookery School]
- [http://www.ballymaloe.com Ballymaloe House]
{{County Cork}}
Category:Towns and villages in County Cork
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