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Crosshaven () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in lower Cork Harbour at the mouth of the River Owenabue, across from Currabinny Wood, 15 km south-east of the centre of Cork city. Originally a fishing village, from the 19th century, the economy of the area became more reliant on a growing tourism industry.

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Place details

Region
Munster
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
2,577
Timezone
Europe/Dublin

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Crosshaven
Settlement.native_name_lang
ga
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
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Crosshaven.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Crosshaven
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Munster
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
County Cork
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
3,263
Settlement.timezone1
WET

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Wikidata facts

Population
1669
Area
1.60
Elevation
40
Official website
www.crosshaven.ie
Image
Crosshaven.jpg
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Commons category
Crosshaven
Irish Grid Reference
W792606
native label
Bun an Tábhairne
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  • History
  • Economy and tourism
  • Sport
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  • People
  • Sister town
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Crosshaven () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in lower Cork Harbour at the mouth of the River Owenabue, across from Currabinny Wood, 15 km south-east of the centre of Cork city. Originally a fishing village, from the 19th century, the economy of the area became more reliant on a growing tourism industry.

==Name== The modern Irish name for Crosshaven village is Bun an Tábhairne. While some sources link the word tábhairne to the English word "tavern", other sources suggest that it is a corruption of "tSabhairne" a grammatical form of the word "Sabhrann" the name of a local river. Bun refers to "river mouth" when in reference to placenames. Therefore, the name is potentially translated as "mouth of the River Sabhrann". The old Irish name for the east side of the village was Cros tSeáin or "John's Cross", from which the English name derives.

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