Fountainstown
Baile an Tobair

A small beach village on the south Cork coast. One strand, a handful of houses, summer crowds, winter quiet.

Fountainstown is a small coastal settlement on the south Cork shore between Crosshaven and Myrtleville, facing east across Cork Harbour. It has a sandy beach that's popular with Cork families in summer and entirely empty the rest of the year.

There's a seasonal café and a beach. That's the offering. Come in July with children or a dog. Don't come in November expecting anything open. Crosshaven is 5km up the road for year-round pubs and food.