ACA Blarney
Description of Area
Statement of Character
1.125 Blarney ACA is based on the significance and character of Blarney Castle Estate and the original industrial village. Blarney village was a designed village established in the late 1700s arranged around a central green, lined with modest houses and with a Church of Ireland church to the North. The village continued to expand during the 19th century with terraces of workers housing being developed in association with the expansion of the Mills which became the largest integrated mill in Ireland.
1.126 Blarney is a rural village dominated by two large heritage tourist attractions, Blarney Castle and Blarney Woollen Mills. The character of the 18th century village design arranged around a central green has survived well and remains the central focus of the village with shops, an hotel and houses surrounding the green. The entrance to the Blarney Castle Estate is on the south side of the green at the former terminus of the Cork and Muskerry Light Rail. The Mills are located to the East of the square. The River Martin skirts the south of the square and is the principal reason for the location of the Mills and village.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
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