Belgooly isn't a destination. It's a pause between Cork city and Kinsale. The village sits in the Owenabue River valley, 6km north of Kinsale harbour—close enough that most reasons to visit here are actually reasons to drive south. The farming that once owned the landscape is still here, but quieter now. The newer houses are for people who want a rural postcode with urban wages. The road through tells the story: residential spreading, orchards contracting, both with equal honesty.
There's no real story to stay for—no sessions, no harbour, no ruins that matter. The pubs are there if you need them, but they're not the point. What you get is the Kinsale 6km south—the restaurants, the boats, the Atlantic view. What you also get is Cork city 20km north if you need something else entirely. Belgooly is the space between. That's enough.
N71 south from Cork city, 20km, 25 min. N71 north from Kinsale, 6km, 10 min.
Local buses toward Cork city and Kinsale.
Nearest station is Cork city. Then south by car or bus.