Sallybrook
Sallybrook
Gleann Sailí | |
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Village | |
 Pub in Sallybrook | |
  Sallybrook Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′17.63″N 08°23′55.67″W / 51.9382306°N 8.3987972°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Sallybrook (Irish: Gleann Sailí, meaning 'valley of the willows')[citation needed] is a small village on the outskirts of Glanmire near Cork City in Ireland. It is in the townland of Knocknahorgan on the River Glashaboy (Glasa Bhuì).[1]
History
Sallybrook has twenty houses which date back over 150 years, and were originally part of the Smith Barry Estate situated on Fota Island near Cobh, in Cork Harbour. Workmen and their families were permitted to live there until the breaking up of the estate, at which point residents were able to purchase their homes.[citation needed]
Economy
Historic maps show the location of Pike Mill (Dyeing) and Sallybrook Mill (Woollen) in the vicinity of the village.[1] Current businesses in the area includes a car dealership, butcher, pub and hairdressers.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Historic Map". Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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