Rocky Island (Cork)

Rocky Island

Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Oileán Cathail
Rocky Island
Rock Island in Ireland
Geography
Location	County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates	51°50′14″N 8°18′05″W / 51.83722°N 8.30139°W
Country
Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Cork
Water body	Cork Harbour
Additional information
Location of Rocky Island within Cork Harbour

Rocky Island (Irish: Oileán Cathail)^[1] is located in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Situated between the naval base on Haulbowline Island and the mainland, a magazine store was constructed on the island by the Board of Ordnance in 1808.^[2][3] Used for military storage into the 20th Century, the stores were re-purposed for use by Irish Steel until 2002. It was redeveloped between 2005 and 2007,^[4] and is now home to the Island Crematorium, the first crematorium in the Republic of Ireland outside of Dublin.^[5]

References

1. "Placenames Commission Database entry - Oileán Cathail / Rocky Island". Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
2. "Island Crematorium - History". IslandCrematorium.ie. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
3. "The Island Crematorium, Rocky Island, County Cork". Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
4. "Projects - Conservation - Former Magazine, Rocky Island, Co. Cork". Jack Coughlan Associates. Architects and Conservation Consultants. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
5. "Rocky Island, Cork Harbour". Cork City Library. Retrieved 24 August 2014.