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Rushbrooke
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Rushbrooke is an area on the Great Island in Cork Harbour, Ireland.
The area is named after Lord Rushbrooke, who originally owned most of the property in the area. The current Lord Rushbrooke, believed to currently reside in England, still owns much of the land in the area.
Rushbrooke has a long tradition of ship and boat-building and was home of the former Dutch-owned Verolme Cork Dockyard which once employed over 1,100 people in shipbuilding. Many large ships were built and launched from Verolme as well as a number of naval vessels for the Irish Naval Service which has its headquarters nearby. Unfortunately the yard closed in the mid 1980s with major job losses but in recent years the dockyard has been redeveloped into a commercial and small industries park, while Cork Dockyard Holdings Ltd. continues with ship and boat repair.
An array of housing estates are being built in the Rushbrooke area at present, alongside new Commercial developments (built to cater for the new population), Rushbrooke is adjacent to the town of Cobh which is the Leisure and Tourist hub of Cork Harbour. It is a popular and quiet area.
Many people gather each year for tournaments in the Rushbrooke Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.[1]
Rushbrooke also has a stop on the main Cork to Cobh line, located from the Cork Dockyard Commercial Development, Rushbrooke railway station.