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词条 Courtmacsherry
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  1. History

  2. Economy

  3. Today

  4. Lifeboat

  5. Transport and communications

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

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Courtmacsherry ({{Irish place name|Cúirt Mhic Seafraidh|MacSherry's Court}}), often referred to by locals as Courtmac, is a seaside village in County Cork, on the southwest coast of Ireland. It is about 30 miles southwest of Cork, and 15–20 minutes drive east from the town of Clonakilty. The village consists of a single long street on the southern shore of Courtmacsherry Bay, with thick woods on rising ground behind. The woods (planted by the Earl of Shannon in the late 18th century) continue beyond the village eastwards to the open sea, ending at Wood Point. Between the village and "The Point" the trees run right to the water's edge and there are several natural bathing coves along the way.

History

Around the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland the major townships in the area were those now known as Timoleague, Lislee, Barryroe and Dunworly. Among the Norman settlers were the De Barrys and the Hodnetts; the former built a castle at Timoleague, and the latter settled in Lislee. The Barrys flourished and gave their name to Barryroe, Rathbarry, etc., whereas the Hodnetts “degenerated into mere Irish”, one branch changing their name to MacSeafraidh (son of Geoffrey), subsequently anglicised to MacSherry or McSharry. Although Barrys and Hodnetts still live in the district, there are no MacSherrys.

One, Patrick MacSeafraidh from Co. Antrim, a descendant of a Courtmacsherry Hodnett, emigrated to America in 1745 and founded McSherrystown in Adams County, Pennsylvania.[2]

Economy

The village's main industry consists of commercial and charter angling.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} A moderately sized tourist industry exists during the summer months. There are several beaches nearby, namely Dunworley Strand, Moloney Strand, Broadstrand and Blind Strand. The village has a hotel and a caravan park, catering mainly for visitors from Cork. There is also a small sailing school at the end of the village, known as the Courtmacsherry Water Sports Centre.[3] Two construction projects, the largest in several decades, were recently{{when|date=June 2017}} added at each end of the village. About half of this new housing is owner-occupied, the remainder being rented to visitors.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}

Today

There are several bars and pubs in and around the village. Courtmacsherry is an angling center, and known for its many record catches.{{fact|date=June 2017}} There is also a festival at the end of July - the beginning of August. It also hosts a horse race meeting on the strand each year.

On 15 January 2009 an 18-meter (59 ft) fin whale stranded and subsequently died on a beach in Kilbrittain, opposite Courtmacsherry, after becoming disorientated and lured by unusually high tides. Efforts were made by Courtmacsherry Lifeboat to get the whale back into the sea but a combination of its size, weight and location meant that attempts to save the whale's life were unsuccessful. Its remains were saved and preserved by the people of Kilbrittain and are displayed for public viewing in the village. The whale was featured in a Channel 4 documentary "Inside Nature's Giants" which showed autopsies of large mammals.

Lifeboat

The first of Courtmacsherry's lifeboats was established in 1825 - one of the first to be founded in Ireland.[4] This original lifeboat, however, reportedly deteriorated into an unusable condition, and Courtmacsherry was without an official vessel until February 1867, when the City of Dublin was placed in service. [5]This, however, supposedly didn't stop the "Coastguardsmen and boatmen" from " rescuing by means of their own open boats the crews of wrecked vessels". [5] A boathouse was also constructed this same year.[5] Since then, eight (8) different boats have been placed in service at the Courtmacsherry Lifeboat station, with the Frederick Storey Cockburn, a Trent-class lifeboat, currently in service.[6] Courtmacsherry harbours a lifeboat station (formerly based at nearby Barry's Point) and its volunteer crews have performed many rescues. The most famous was in May 1915 when the lifeboat of the day (the Ketzia Gwilt) rescued survivors of the RMS Lusitania sinking. Lifeboatmen involved on that day included Tim Keohane (father of Antarctic explorer Patsy Keohane), John Murphy, and his son Jerry.[5]

Transport and communications

  • Nearest airport Cork Airport
  • Courtmacsherry railway station on the Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway opened on 23 April 1891, closed for passenger traffic on 24 February 1947 and for goods traffic on 10 March 1947, finally closing altogether on 1 April 1961.[7] The line had three locomotives, Slaney, St. Molaga and Argadeen.

See also

  • Courtmacsherry railway station
  • Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Railway
  • List of towns and villages in Ireland
  • List of RNLI stations

References

1. ^{{cite web|url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=CD69B743-B9A8-45E7-8242-5938572853FA | publisher = Central Statistics Office | title = Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Courtmacsherry| work = Census 2016 }}
2. ^Courtmacsherry Hotel history {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006161624/http://www.courtmacsherryhotel.ie/index-8.html |date=2008-10-06 }}
3. ^http://www.coolmain-sailing.com
4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.courtmacsherrylifeboat.org/|title=Courtmacsherry RNLI - Home|website=www.courtmacsherrylifeboat.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-07-02}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/courtmacsherry-harbour-lifeboat-station/station-history-courtmacsherry|title=Station history {{!}} RNLI|website=rnli.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-02}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/courtmacsherry-harbour-lifeboat-station/courtmacsherry-lifeboat|title=Courtmacsherry Harbour's lifeboat|website=rnli.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-02}}
7. ^{{cite web | title=Courtmacsherry station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-09-23|format=PDF}}

External links

{{Commons category|Courtmacsherry}}
  • Local village website
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060409152500/http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/ireland/stations/CourtmacsherryHarbourCork/ RNLI]
  • Courtmacsherry Hotel
  • woodpointhouse bed and breakfast
  • courtmacsherry bay area web site

2 : Towns and villages in County Cork|Beaches of County Cork

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