Fountainstown
Seaside village in County Cork, Ireland
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Fountainstown (Irish: Baile Mhóntáin, historically anglicised as Ballymontane)[2] is a coastal village in County Cork, Ireland, situated approximately 23 km south of Cork city. A seaside village, it is separated by small promontory headland from the nearby village and beach at Myrtleville.
Fountainstown
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Village | |
 Ringabella Bay from Fountainstown | |
  Fountainstown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′33″N 08°18′41″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Cork |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 993 |
| (includes the nearby village of Myrtleville) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | W785582 |
Places of interest
Fountainstown is a seaside village and its beach received Blue Flag status in 1991.[3] It overlooks Ringabella creek to the south.[4][5]
Close to the village centre is Fountainstown House, a stately home which was originally built in 1699[6] by the Roche family - a Norman family who may have acquired lands at Fountainstown in the 15th or 16th century.[5] The house has 12 bedrooms and was restored in 1995.[6]
Fountainstown's pitch and putt club, established in 1936,[7] is sometimes considered to be the home of the sport's first course,[8][9] and described by the European Pitch and Putt Association as the origin point of "modern day organised competitive Pitch and Putt".[10] The club was initially established by "Fountainstown Developments Limited", a company with most of the town's residents as shareholders.[11] This club, known locally as "Fountainstown Sports Club",[12] declined in the 1950s and 1960s, due to a "lack of interest and insufficient willing hands", before being revived in 1973.[7] New rounds of funding helped revitalise the club grounds in the 2020s.[13] Adjoining the pitch and putt fields are tennis courts, with the tennis club having been established at the same time as the pitch and putt one.[14] The Fountainstown Developments company has also organised sailing, swimming and fishing activities.[11] The clubhouse has been used for social activities including dancing and Catholic masses.[13]
The coast road between Fountainstown and nearby Myrtleville is used as a walk or promenade.[15] Near the start of this road, on the Fountainstown side, is Angelas Shop & Coffee Dock. The owner of this small shop, which has been in operation since the late 1980s,[16] received a Cork Person of the Year award in January 2023.[17] The shop's owner has also reportedly sponsored local road bowling tournaments.[18]
Transport
Fountainstown is served by a number of bus routes, with 12 services a day to Cork, each operating via Carrigaline and Douglas, and several services operating via Crosshaven.[19][20]
The nearest airport is Cork Airport.
