Halfway, County Cork

Halfway (Irish: Leath Slighe) is a village in County Cork, in Ireland. Halfway got its name from being situated approximately halfway between Cork City and Bandon.

Halfway Leath Slighe
Village
The Halfway Viaduct, on the former Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway, sits above the village
Halfway Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°48′07″N 8°34′25″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Cork
Population  (2016)[1]	226
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	W605615

Halfway is situated on the L2231, just off the N71, close to the neighbouring village of Ballinhassig. Ballinhassig Garda station is located in Halfway.[2] Halfway formerly had two pubs; however, there is now only the Ramble Inn pub. There is also an angling shop.[3]

The annual Halfway Vintage Rally, a meeting of vintage car owners and enthusiasts, takes place over one weekend in September. Road bowling is sometimes played on the national road between the villages of Halfway and Ballinhassig.[4]

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes several ringforts in the neighbouring townlands of Gortnaclogh, Annagh Beg and Rathroe.[5]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Halfway". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
2. "Ballinhassig Garda Station, Halfway, Ballinhassig, Co. Cork". garda.ie. An Garda Síochána. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
3. "Tackle Direct Ireland - Contact Us". tackledirectireland.ie. Halfway Angling Centre. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
4. "Club Results". irishroadbowling.ie. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008.
5. "Recorded Monuments Protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 County Cork" (PDF). archaeology.ie. National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1998. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

A pillbox, dating to The Emergency (1939-1945), sits on the old Cork–Bandon road through Halfway