Chapter 10 I Key Growth Areas & Neighbourhood Development Sites
6. Blarney
Local Context
Population and Housing
10.230 Blarney, located 8km north-west of Cork city centre, is internationally regarded for its castle, its attractive surroundings and the historic character of the village. The old village centre is centred around the town square, an area of open space at the heart of the village. 10.231 Blarney Castle is one of Ireland’s most important tourist centres with a range of associated tourist related facilities such as the Blarney Woollen Mills Hotel complex, which has a significant comparison- shopping element mainly directed at niche tourism markets.
10.232 Residential development has been concentrated mainly on the northern side of the village along Waterloo and Station Roads and Monacnappa. Although the pace of residential development has gathered momentum in recent years, with some pockets of residential development coming on stream, Blarney remains behind other urban towns in Cork City in terms of construction activity and population growth largely due to infrastructural constraints.
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