Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills
The Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills was one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government.
Located in Ballincollig, Cork city, Ireland, largely in what is now the Ballincollig Regional Park, the powder mills were originally opened in 1794 as a private enterprise, before being taken over by the British Government during the Napoleonic Wars.
How locals move
Getting around Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills the local way
- Get inThere are no through-buses to Ireland from Great Britain or the continent: change in London for the ferry ports.
- Get inBuses run from Rosslare ferry harbour via Wexford, Waterford, Dungarvan and Youghal to Cork, and continue to Kerry.
- Get inSummer ferries from Roscoff and Santander sail to Cork, landing at Ringaskiddy 7 km south of the city.
- Get aroundBut they also have long day trips out to far-flung spots like Mizen Head and Ring of Kerry, impractical to reach without your own car.
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