Place:Coachford, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

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NameCoachford
Alt namesÁth an Chóistesource: Wikipedia
TypeTown
Coordinates51.917°N 8.783°W
Located inCounty Cork, Republic of Ireland
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Coachford is a village west of Cork City, County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the north side of the River Lee. Coachford got its name from Áth an Chóiste (Ford of the Coaches) as there used to be a narrow ford across a stream (which is now part of the River Lee). The Lee was flooded for a hydroelectric power plant and farmland including many houses were flooded by the newly formed lake.

Coachford is located around a crossroads where the R618 and R619 regional roads intersect. Mallow is north of the village, Macroom is west, Cork City is east and Bandon is south.

Close to Coachford is Mullanhassig Waterfall. It is about west of Coachford just off the Macroom Road. Close to the schools is a medieval church surrounded by a cemetery of centuries old graves. Just about south of Coachford on the road to Bandon is Rooves Bridge, which was constructed over the River Lee in the 1950s to replace the old bridge which was submerged due to the building of the hydroelectric dam at Inniscarra about down river. Rooves Bridge is the longest bridge spanning the River Lee.

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