Old Head of Kinsale
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with picnickers protesting the denial of public access
The Old Head of Kinsale is a headland near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. It is notable for being the nearest land point to the site of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915.
Today the Old Head of Kinsale is popular with golfers who come to play on its 18 Hole golf course that opened in 1997. Since then access to the Old Head of Kinsale has been restricted to golfers and guests only, and there has been a long-running campaign for the restoration of public access organised by the Free the Old Head of Kinsale Campaign. This campaign has mainly taken the format of "People's Picnics", some of them involving "incursions" onto the headland and holding the picnics at the Old Head lighthouse.
The Old Head's transformation from public beautyspot to private golf course has been controversial. It is rumoured that to get planning permission for the golf course, the owner had to allow the public access but since 1997 very few general public are allowed on the course.[citation needed]
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- Commissioners of Irish Lights Lighthouse history
- Free the Old Head of Kinsale Campaign
- Lusitania wreck inquiry proceedings
- Mapquest location map
- Old Head Golflinks
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