Glenbrook
Gleann an Fheileastraim
Village
Glenbrook is located in Ireland
Glenbrook
Glenbrook
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°51′42″N 08°20′00″W / 51.86167°N 8.33333°W / 51.86167; -8.33333
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Glenbrook (Irish: Gleann an Fheileastraim, meaning "glen of the iris")[1] is a village in the townland of Lackaroe, between Passage West and Monkstown in County Cork, Ireland. Monkstown, Glenbrook and Passage West are three villages along Cork Harbour's R610 route. The Cross River Ferry at Glenbrook links the Owenabue Valley with East Cork, Fota Island and Cobh.[2]

History

Glenbrook was originally a seaside resort with buildings like the Turkish Bath-houses which became established there.[3] The first of these was the Royal Victoria Monkstown and Passage Baths, which opened in 1838. This was followed by Dr Timothy Curtin's Hydropathic Establishment.[4]

Passage West, which also has a maritime tradition, is next to Glenbrook and the two are somewhat indistinguishable as there is no obvious border between the two.[citation needed] It is from here that Captain Roberts set out and crossed the Atlantic in the first passenger steamship, "The Sirius".[5] A plaque, along with a piece of the ship, commemorates this journey and is sited next to the Cross River Ferry in Glenbrook. The old railway line, once a method of transport ferrying customers to the summer resort town and the Turkish baths, is now a walking trail next to Cork Harbour.[citation needed]

Transport

Glenbrook railway station opened on 1 August 1902 and finally closed on 12 September 1932.[6]

The Cross River ferry at Glenbrook

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gleann an Fheileastraim/Glenbrook". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Getting to Cross River Ferries - Location". crossriverferries.ie. Doyle Shipping Group. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Architecture of Cork - 1858 – Royal Victoria Hotel & Baths, Glenbrook". Archived from the original on 12 October 2015.
  4. ^ Shifrin, Malcolm (2008). "Dr Curtin's Hydropathic Establishment: Glenbrook, Co. Cork". Victorian Turkish Baths: Their origin, development, and gradual decline. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Ardmore House, Passage West, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Glenbrook station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
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