Belvelly
Village in County Cork, Ireland
title: "Belvelly" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-and-villages-in-county-cork"] description: "Village in County Cork, Ireland" topic_path: "general/towns-and-villages-in-county-cork" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvelly" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in County Cork, Ireland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Belvelly |
| native_name | Béal an Bhealaigh |
| native_name_lang | ga |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Aerial view of Belvelly, Cobh, Co. Cork (cropped).jpg |
| image_caption | Aerial view of Belvelly's bridge, castle and Martello tower at the channel with Great Island |
| pushpin_map | Ireland |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Ireland |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ireland |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Munster |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | County Cork |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| timezone1 | WET |
| utc_offset1 | +0 |
| timezone1_DST | IST (WEST) |
| utc_offset1_DST | -1 |
| coordinates | |
| blank_name | Irish Grid Reference |
| :: |
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The village has a number of historic buildings; Belvelly Castle, Belvelly Martello Tower and a nineteenth century red-brick school house. The castle was built by the Hodnett family around the 15th century to the annoyance of the more powerful de Barry family, who later seized the castle.
The three primary buildings at Belvelly have now been converted into dwellings. The schoolhouse at Belvelly was converted into a dwelling in 1990s, while the castle and the Martello tower were converted into family homes during the early 21st century. Because of the 13 ft walls and its status as a historical monument, limited structural changes could be made to the Martello tower, with most light coming from the roof area. The restoration of Belvelly castle included the construction of new perimeter walls and a separate garage.
References
References
- "Béal an Bhealaigh / Belvelly". Irish Placenames Commission.
- "Belvelly Bridge, County Cork". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
- "Belvelly Martello Tower". Castles NL.
- "''Where the Rock of Tuathail towers o’er each breast'' - A Short History of Carrigtwohill". Tom Barry.
- (26 May 2007). "Towering opportunity at Belvelly". Irish Examiner.
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