West Cork Railway Map

From cork to kerry, intercity services are available as well as direct services to killarney. A steam train running on the west cork railway in 1956. When the cork, bandon and south coast railway company presented two magnificent shields and two sets of gold medals to the cork county board in 1913, to be played for in football and hurling among the clubs in the west of the county, it was hoped that it would lead to a revival of gaelic games, “from the viaduct on one side to eyeries on the other,”.

2 thoughts on “west cork railway map 1940, comic postcard schull/skibbereen tramway, timoleague line with ardageen, last train out of macroom 1953, 1956 diesel railcar” durrushistory said: From kent station there are services connecting cork with destinations all over ireland, such as the main line from cork to dublin, with hourly departures and a number of connecting services. Clonakilty had been waiting several years for it’s rail connection & the line was finally constructed in 1886.

The locals did not give up their trains without a fight.

There used to be four railway lines, the cork to macroom line, which last ran in 1953, the cork and muskerry light railway which ran from cork city and connected donoughmore, blarney, coachford. When the cork, bandon and south coast railway company presented two magnificent shields and two sets of gold medals to the cork county board in 1913, to be played for in football and hurling among the clubs in the west of the county, it was hoped that it would lead to a revival of gaelic games, “from the viaduct on one side to eyeries on the other,”. Click here for collections of photographs taken by fred dean of the west cork railway station. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable rf and rm images.