Barley Cove — bathing water quality
near Crookhaven, Cork
Barley Cove is a coastal water in Cork, near Crookhaven.
Official classification
Excellent
Assessed 2026
Excellent is the top class of the EU Bathing Water Directive, awarded where four bathing seasons of E. coli and intestinal enterococci sampling at this bathing water fall within the Directive’s strictest limits.
This bathing water
- Type
- Coastal water
- County
- Cork
- Location
- 51.4665, -9.7768
Others in Cork
- Fountainstown, FountainstownGood
- Garretstown, BallinspittleExcellent
- Garrylucas, White Strand, BallinspittleExcellent
- Garryvoe, ShanagarryGood
- Inchydoney East Beach, ClonakiltyExcellent
- Inchydoney West Beach, ClonakiltyExcellent
- Owenahincha, Little Island Strand, RosscarberyExcellent
- Redbarn, YoughalExcellent
This page shows water-quality information, not swim-safety advice. For today's conditions and swim-safety guidance, check Water Safety Ireland.
Official classifications on this page contain EPA Bathing Water Directive classification data © Environmental Protection Agency, licensed under CC-BY-4.0.