Ballylickey
| Ballylickey Béal Átha Leice | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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  Ballylickey Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′30″N 9°26′13″W / 51.72500°N 9.43694°WCoordinates: 51°43′30″N 9°26′13″W / 51.72500°N 9.43694°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Ballylickey or Ballylicky (Irish: Béal Átha Leice)[1][2] is a village on the N71 national secondary road near Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The River Ovane flows into Bantry Bay at Ballylickey.
Tourism
- There is a caravan park at Eagle Point.[3]
- The area's most prominent building is Ballylickey House, owned by the Graves family for generations and in modern times a hotel[4] and Michelin-starred restaurant.[5]
- The area is also notable for the Seaview Hotel.
Transport & communications
- Nearest airport: Cork Airport
People
- Philip Graves,[6] journalist and exposer of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion as a hoax.
- Ellen Hutchins, botanist
References
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland. Béal Átha Leice Verified 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "Béal Átha Leice/Ballylicky". logainm.ie.
- ↑ "Parks". Camping Ireland.
- ↑ "Ballylickey Manor House". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
- ↑ "Michelin Maps & Guides: maps, atlas, travel guides, Michelin Guide". Michelinonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
- ↑ "The Graves Family in Ireland". Archived from the original on 2010-07-01.
He was the London Times correspondent ... contributed to the exposure of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion as forgeries.
See also
Ballylickey - Sheep's Head Way, West Cork
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