Ballyphehane
Ballyphehane is a suburb in the south of Cork in Ireland.
Ballyphehane is a suburb in the south of Cork in Ireland. It is one of the oldest suburbs in Cork and was created as part of a post-World War II initiative to create a model community in Cork. Between 1948 and 1993, a total of 11 housing schemes totalling 1,316 dwellings were built by Cork Corporation, now known as Cork City Council. Many of the main roads in Ballyphehane are named after the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising.
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Worth seeing in and around Ballyphehane
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Blarney Stone
The Blarney Stone is a block of Carboniferous limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about 8 kilometres from the centre of Cork City, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab.
8.2 km · Carboniferous limestone in Blarney Castle, Ireland, associated with the legend that kissing it endows one with the skill of speaking eloquently · Wikipedia - 02University College Cork
University College Cork is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Cork, Ireland. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Colleges in Belfast, Cork, and Galway.
1.5 km · constituent university of the National University of Ireland · Wikipedia - 03Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446.
8.2 km · castle in Ireland · Wikipedia - 04Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in Cork city, Ireland. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city.
1.3 km · cathedral in Cork, Ireland · Wikipedia - 05Turners Cross
Turners Cross, also known as Turners Cross Stadium and officially as Munster FA Turners Cross Stadium from January 2026, is an all-seater football stadium located in and synonymous with the district of Turners Cross in Cork, Ireland. It is owned by the Munster Football Association, and is used by the MFA and by League of Ireland side Cork City.
800 m · Football stadium, home of Munster Football Association & Cork City FC · Wikipedia - 06English Market
The English Market is a municipal food market in the centre of Cork city, Ireland. It stretches from Princes Street to the Grand Parade, and combines Princes Street Market and Grand Parade Market.
1.7 km · Historic market in Cork city, Ireland · Wikipedia - 07Church of St Anne
The Church of St Anne is a Church of Ireland church located in the Shandon district of Cork city in Ireland. Built between 1722 and 1726, it is situated on a hill overlooking the River Lee.
2.3 km · church in Cork, Ireland · Wikipedia - 08Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Páirc Uí Chaoimh is a Gaelic games stadium in Cork, Ireland. Often referred to simply as "The Park", it is the home of Cork GAA and is located in Ballintemple, near the site of the original Cork Athletic Grounds.
3.5 km · stadium in Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland · Wikipedia - 09Musgrave Park
Musgrave Park, known as Virgin Media Park for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane.
500 m · Rugby football stadium in Ireland · Wikipedia - 10Carrigrohane Castle
Carrigrohane Castle is located in the village of Carrigrohane, barony of Barretts in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on a rocky cliff-edge which overlooks the River Lee.
5.8 km · castle in Ireland · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ballyphehane
- Airports
- Cork (ORK), 5 km · Shannon (SNN), 96 km · Ireland West Knock (NOC), 227 km
- Stations
- Cork Airport, 4.7 km · Cork Kent railway station, 2.5 km · Little Island railway station, 8.9 km
- Shannon → Ballyphehane95 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · €12–17
- Charlestown → Ballyphehane233 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · €28–39
- Dublin → Ballyphehane220 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · €26–36
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ballyphehane
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ballyphehane. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIn summer there are car ferries from Roscoff (15 hr) twice a week, operated by Brittany Ferries.
- Get inIn 2026, a new daily Hibernia Lines ferry launched to Boulogne-sur-mer.
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Next door to Ballyphehane
- Blarneyvillage in Cork, Ireland8.2 km
- Passage Westtown in Co. Cork, Ireland9.9 km
- Douglassuburb of Cork, Ireland3 km
- Ballintemplesuburb of Cork city3.3 km
- Ballinhassigvillage in Munster, Ireland8.3 km
- Bishopstownsuburb of Cork, Ireland3.6 km