20th June 2015, Aisling and Karen Take to The Tracks for 50km+ Roundtrip!

Sunny Saturday Cycles 

Aisling Writes:

Today I cycled from Ballintemple to Crosshaven with my friend Karen.

Aisling  and Karen on the Old Railway line to Crosshaven

We had only intended to cycle to Monkstown but it was just such a beautiful day, we continued onto Crosshaven.

Aisling's Scenic Coastal Route from Ballintemple to Monkstown

We stopped off in the Bosun restaurant in Monkstown for some food and water. And of course we had to have a 99-ice cream when we got to Crosshaven!

Karen would be a much more experienced cyclist than myself so she was giving good tips along the journey . 

The Bosun Bar/Restaurant "famous for its fine food" as depicted on: http://monkstown.org/- A website where there is a diverting extract describing the town taken from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

Editor's Footnote:

The old cork Railway line has been converted into a walk/cycle route from Centre park Road to Rochestown, Rochestown to Monkstown and Carrigaline to Crosshaven. You can see evidence of its former use along the way as illustrated in the images below:

Also from: http://monkstown.org/:
The old Railway Station (above) and the railway underpass 

For more on the history of these Railway ports see: http://www.passagewestmonkstown.ie/history-1800-1900.asp and  http://crosshaven.ie/information/about/crosshaven-railway

The old Passage-West Steam Train from: http://www.passagewestmonkstown.ie/history-1800-1900.asp 

The Crosshaven Station from:
http://crosshaven.ie/information/about/crosshaven-railway