| Ballycotton in County Cork is one of Ireland's most
famous fishing villages. It is famous for its fishing, it's
lighthouse, but perhaps most of all, it is famous for its lifeboat.
The present boat is a Trent Class Lifeboat but there has been a
lifeboat here since 1858. The first lifeboat was rowed by a
crew of eight men.
Ballycotton is easily accessed from Youghal or Midleton. While
you are in the area you should visit Shanagarry where you will find
Stephen Pearse pottery and Ballymaloe Restaurant Guesthouse and
Cookery School.
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Notice the people in the foreground
and on the pier. Mush more visible in the high
resolution picture that you can buy for tens euros.
Five euros goes to the Ballycotton Lifeboat.
Images sent securely via email.
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Ballycotton Cliff Walk. If
you recognise the walkers we would be glad to be able to
include the names here.
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The timelessness of
Ballycotton. We cannot imagine the number of
generations of children who have visited the
pier and harbour over the years.
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Ballycotton holds great personal memories. *A holiday with my
father in 1957 when we stayed at Lynchs bed and breakfast
guesthouse- I remember a lady named
Mona Lynch.* Catching my first mackerel from the pier in Ballycotton
at the age of six. My first boat trip - with the Motherways (?) - on
which I caught three mackerel. *A late winter's night session when I was a
young fisherman on board the Saint Gerard with Sean O'Driscoll, Pat
O'Driscoll, and Tom Mullally in the 1960s...we had taken a break from herring fishing that night.
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Ballycotton Lighthouse (Copyright:
Irish Lights website.)
One of the most famous Irish lighthouses
and one of the most visually dramatic - whether you are a
sea-farer or a visitor to the town. Ballycotton Lighthouse
is probably one of the most photographed lighthouses in the
country. This light house dates from the early 1850s
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Fishing trawler and Yacht in
Ballycotton Harbour In Ballycotton,
Fishermen, Leisure boaters and anglers all share the facilities
of the harbour. The town is well served with a
fine hotel (Bay view Ballycotton) and a few
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For sea anglers the name Ballycotton has always been synonymous
with angling records and exciting days. In the old days, skate
weighing hundreds of pounds were possible, but perhaps these were
stock fish and would have been best left in the ocean. In more
recent times, specimen conger-eel and pollack have been taken.
Whatever the species, Ballycotton is still regarded as one of the
prime spots for a bit of sea angling. Angling boats are
available.
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Small Boat in Ballycotton Harbour
On Right: Ballycotton Skate from
www.cfb.ie
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