Carrigaline

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Carrigaline (Carraig Uí Leighin in Irish) is a single-street village (or sráidbhaile) in County Cork, Ireland. It is located about 12km from Cork City which can be reached by car in 25 minutes (along the R611 which passes through the town, and then the N28 Ringaskiddy–Cork road).

The population of the village and its hinterland has increased exponentially since the late 1970s when it was identified as a growth centre by Cork County Council. Such growth has occurred with the relentless construction of new housing, mostly semi-detached in estates.

The mainly young population is approx. 16,000 and is growing by nearly 400 a year. The village is thus beginning to assume the function of a town, although it does not have its own town council and remains under the authority of Cork County Council.

Infrastructural improvements have recently been made with the construction of a Bypass road to the East which allows traffic bound for nearby Crosshaven (R612) to avoid the congestion of Main Street. A similar road to the West is currently in the late planning stages and construction is expected to begin in 2006.

Carrigaline has the highest proportion of workers commuting to work by car (74%). [Source:CSO]

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