East Ferry, County Cork

East Ferry is an area of East Cork overlooking Cork Harbour in Ireland. The area takes its name from a ferry which historically crossed the channel separating Garranekinnefeake promontory (close to Midleton) from Great Island (close to Cobh).^[1]^[2]^[3]

East Ferry, a residential area on the Eastern side of this channel, is in the civil parish of Garranekinnefeake.^[4] Notable buildings in the area include Holy Trinity church, a 19th-century church in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, which was designed by architect William Atkins.^[5]^[6]^[7] A coastguard station was also previously located in the area.^[8]^[9]

East Ferry Marina, a commercial marina on the Western side of the channel, is in the Marlogue area of Great Island.^[10] A sailing school, 'SailCork', operates from the marina.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "About Us - Location". Sailcork.com. SailCork. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^ Historic Map 25" inch map of East Ferry (1888-1913) (Map). Ordnance Survey of Ireland – via GeoHive.
^ "East Ferry - 'Ballinacurra River' Crossing". Midleton, East Cork, History And Heritage. Tony Harpur. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ "East Ferry". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^ "Festival of Flowers to Celebrate 150 years of East Ferry Church". eastcorkjournal.ie. East Cork Journal. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ "Holy Trinity, East Ferry". cloyne.anglican.org. Cloyne Union. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ "Holy Trinity Church of Ireland Church, East Ferry, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ "East Ferry Coastguard Station". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ A Topological Dictionary of Ireland. Samuel Lewis. 1837 – via libraryireland.com. There is a coast-guard station at East Ferry
^ "East Ferry Marina". afloat.ie. Afloat Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

51°52′N 8°12′W / 51.86°N 8.2°W / 51.86; -8.2

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[sailcork-1] "About Us - Location". Sailcork.com. SailCork. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

[2] Historic Map 25" inch map of East Ferry (1888-1913) (Map). Ordnance Survey of Ireland – via GeoHive.

[3] "East Ferry - 'Ballinacurra River' Crossing". Midleton, East Cork, History And Heritage. Tony Harpur. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

[4] "East Ferry". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

[5] "Festival of Flowers to Celebrate 150 years of East Ferry Church". eastcorkjournal.ie. East Cork Journal. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

[6] "Holy Trinity, East Ferry". cloyne.anglican.org. Cloyne Union. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

[7] "Holy Trinity Church of Ireland Church, East Ferry, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

[8] "East Ferry Coastguard Station". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

[9] A Topological Dictionary of Ireland. Samuel Lewis. 1837 – via libraryireland.com. There is a coast-guard station at East Ferry

[10] "East Ferry Marina". afloat.ie. Afloat Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

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