History<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Glenbrook was originally a seaside resort with buildings like the Turkish Bath-houses which became established there. The first of these was the Royal Victoria Monkstown and Passage Baths, which opened in 1838. This was followed by Dr Timothy Curtin’s\u00a0Hydropathic Establishment<\/a>.\u00a0Passage West<\/a>, which also has a maritime tradition, is next to Glenbrook and the two are somewhat indistinguishable as there is no obvious border between the two.\u00a0It is from here that Captain Roberts set out and crossed the Atlantic in the first passenger steamship, “The Sirius”. A plaque, along with a piece of the ship, commemorates this journey and is sited next to the Cross River Ferry in Glenbrook. The old railway line, once a method of transport ferrying customers to the summer resort town and the Turkish baths, is now a walking trail next to Cork Harbour.<\/span><\/p>\n Transport<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Glenbrook railway station<\/a>\u00a0opened on 1 August 1902 and finally closed on 12 September 1932.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#999999″ text_font_size=”10px” custom_margin_tablet=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_font_tablet=”” text_font_phone=”Didact Gothic||||||||” text_font_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n Print Size 1114.81 x 152.4 mm (Unframed) – \u20ac140<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Glenbrook Co. Cork(Irish:\u00a0Gleann an Fheileastraim) is a village in the\u00a0townland\u00a0of Lackaroe, between\u00a0Passage West\u00a0and\u00a0Monkstown\u00a0in\u00a0County Cork,\u00a0Ireland. Monkstown, Glenbrook and Passage West are three villages along\u00a0Cork Harbour’s\u00a0R610\u00a0route. The Cross River Ferry at Glenbrook links the\u00a0Owenabue Valley\u00a0with\u00a0East Cork,\u00a0Fota Island\u00a0and\u00a0Cobh. History Glenbrook was originally a seaside resort with buildings like the Turkish Bath-houses which became established there. The first of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n Glenbrook<\/strong> (Irish<\/a>: Gleann an Fheileastraim<\/em>) is a village in the townland<\/a> of Lackaroe, between Passage West<\/a> and Monkstown<\/a> in County Cork<\/a>, Ireland<\/a>. Monkstown, Glenbrook and Passage West are three villages along Cork Harbour<\/a>'s R610<\/a> route. The Cross River Ferry at Glenbrook links the Owenabue Valley<\/a> with East Cork<\/a>, Fota Island<\/a> and Cobh<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Glenbrook was originally a seaside resort with buildings like the Turkish Bath-houses which became established there. The first of these was the Royal Victoria Monkstown and Passage Baths, which opened in 1838. This was followed by Dr Timothy Curtin's Hydropathic Establishment<\/a>. Passage West<\/a>, which also has a maritime tradition, is next to Glenbrook and the two are somewhat indistinguishable as there is no obvious border between the two. It is from here that Captain Roberts set out and crossed the Atlantic in the first passenger steamship, \"The Sirius\". A plaque, along with a piece of the ship, commemorates this journey and is sited next to the Cross River Ferry in Glenbrook. The old railway line, once a method of transport ferrying customers to the summer resort town and the Turkish baths, is now a walking trail next to Cork Harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mlmhcg1hdpdk.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:140\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/fleuryimages.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Copy-Glenbrook-2008-2.png\")
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