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le talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from fota house island in cork harbour ireland fota island native name oileán fhóta fota island location within county cork geography location cork harbour coordinates 51 53 57 n 8 17 54 w 51 89917 n 8 29833 w 51 89917 8 29833 administration ireland county county cork demographics ethnic groups irish fota historic and statutory spelling foaty irish fóite 1 2 is an island in cork harbour county cork ireland just north of the larger island of great island it is the home of fota wildlife park the historical fota house and gardens and the fota island golf club and resort the island comprises two townlands both called foaty one is located in the civil parish of clonmel the western half of great island and the other in carrigtohill civil parish on the mainland 3 4 name edit although foaty is the spelling fixed in the nineteenth century by the ordnance survey of ireland fota is now more common the origin of the name is uncertain 5 it may be of hiberno norse origin with second element old norse oy island donnchadh ó corráin suggests fódr oy foot island from its position at the mouth of the river lee down from cork city some medieval references have an r in the name 5 ó corráin is sceptical of proposed gaelic etymologies fód thige sod house fodh teith warm sod and feóidhte decayed withered 5 fota house and gardens edit fota house edit view of fota house fota house was the former home of the smith barry family earls of barrymore since 1627 descendants of philip de barry the de barry family came from wales as part of the norman invasion of ireland the family were granted lands at fota and elsewhere in 1185 the family first resided at barryscourt castle carrigtwohill then at castlelyons where they held extensive lands fota house was originally a hunting lodge and became the family s main residence in the 1820s when the architect sir richard morrison 1767 1849 and his son vetruvius morrison 1794 1838 6 created the present regency mansion with over 70 rooms 7 the last member of the smith barry family to live in fota house was dorothy bell 1894 1975 daughter of arthur smith barry 1st baron barrymore 1843 1925 she continued to develop and record the plant collections in the gardens and in the arboretum which her family had started in the 1840s on bell s death in 1975 the estate was sold to university college cork during the latter part of the 20th century the house fell into some disrepair culminating in the collapse of a ceiling this closed the house to the public for some time it was restored using eu irish government and private funding prior to reopening in early 2002 in december 2007 the new irish heritage trust took over responsibility for fota house 8 fota gardens edit view of fota gardens and arboretum fota gardens are in the grounds of fota house these consist of a structured arboretum walled garden and terraces the gardens include rare and exotic shrubs and trees along with an extensive rose garden the layout and structure of the arboretum and gardens date largely from the tenure of the smith barry family who recognised the significance of fota s sheltered location and warm soil fota is derived from the irish fód te meaning warm soil the conditions are appropriate for the growing and cultivation of certain trees and exotic plants the development of the arboretum and gardens coincided with the great plant hunting expeditions around the world bringing back specimens from places such as asia south america and the pacific coast of northwest america some of these rare plants found their way to fota within a few years of their discovery in the 1840s john smith barry ensured that trees were well spaced enabling them to thrive with displays of seasonal colour the family also recorded the plant collections throughout the 19th and most of the 20th century and this work of cataloguing conservation and development continues today many of these plant collections are arranged in association with the national botanic gardens glasnevin dublin and other botanic institutions such as the royal botanic gardens edinburgh scotland in 1996 the irish state was given control of the arboretum and gardens which had fallen into disrepair due to funding issues since 2007 they are administered by the office of public works in conjunction with the irish heritage trust restorations subsequently undertaken included the reopening of the victorian working garden and several greenhouses 9 fota island resort edit fota island resort lies within a 780 acre estate originally the fota house demesne comprising woodlands and landscaped areas its golf course consisted of three par 71 championship courses these courses were named deerpark par 71 belvelly par 72 and barryscourt par 73 golf was first played in fota island in 1886 citation needed in 1993 fota island golf club was further developed by christy o connor junior irish ryder cup and peter mcevoy two time british amateur champion the golf resort has hosted a number of tournaments including the irish club professional championship 2011 pga europro audi cork irish masters 10 and the irish open in 2001 2002 and 2014 citation needed in 2004 the resort was purchased by the killeen group owners of mount juliet golf spa hotel in kilkenny who invested to bring facilities in line with european tour standards 11 in november 2004 killeen sold the club to the fleming group 11 in 2006 the fleming group completed construction of the 5 star fota island hotel spa as well self catering accommodation on 27 september 2013 fota island resort management announced a handover to new owners the kang family worldwide group 12 the kang family originally from hebei province in china acquired the 500 acre resort from the national asset management agency nama 13 fota wildlife park edit giraffes at fota wildlife park main article fota wildlife park opened in july 1983 by the president of ireland dr patrick hillery fota wildlife park has the primary aim of conservation of global wildlife it is a joint project of the zoological society of ireland and university college cork fota wildlife park has more than 70 species of exotic wildlife in open surroundings animals include ostriches giraffes kangaroos zebras and antelope most of the animals who inhabit the island are allowed to roam throughout more than 202 000 square metres 50 acres of mature grassland with the exception of the cheetahs and other predators which have fenced enclosures ring tailed lemurs wallabies and other animals freely roam the park many of the animals at fota are under threat of extinction and fota wildlife park is involved in breeding programs for these endangered species as well as being a breeding source for other zoos around the world an asian sanctuary opened between in 2015 and includes enclosures for tigers and other animals in 2017 the park was the eleventh most popular paid attraction in ireland with 455 559 visitors that year 14 transport edit by rail the island is served by fota railway station which opened on 1 july 1865 15 by road fota lies just south of the n25 road from cork to rosslare it is directly accessible via cobh and carrigtwohill on the r624 regional road which runs from tullagreen n25 southside carrigtwohill cobh interchange to cobh town centre references edit foaty island placenames database of ireland dublin city university retrieved 21 october 2014 foaty island passagewestmonkstown ie archived from the original on 30 november 2012 retrieved 24 september 2012 foaty townland placenames database of ireland dublin city university retrieved 21 october 2014 sheet ck 075 surveyed 1841 six inch map first edition ordnance survey ireland 10 july 1845 archived from the original on 29 august 2012 retrieved 28 june 2015 1 2 3 ó corráin donnchadh 1997 note old norse place names i fodri foatey fota peritia 11 brepols 52 doi 10 1484 j peri 3 291 issn 0332 1592 leland mary let s do all we can to make sure it s not a fota finish independent ie 27 june 2004 lawrance thomas 29 december 2025 fascinating history vid explores bridgerton style drama of cork s fota house cork beo retrieved 30 december 2025 irish heritage trust our properties fota house republic of ireland our story fota house retrieved 30 december 2025 fota island resort hosts audi cork irish masters once again fota island resort press release 1 2 killeen sells fota island for around 20m the irish times 23 october 2004 retrieved 12 may 2015 a new beginning for fota island resort cork fotaisland ie retrieved 23 november 2021 carolan mary 28 may 2020 row over ownership of fota island resort comes before high court the irish times retrieved 23 november 2021 ireland s top 20 attractions both fee paying and free revealed report thejournal ie 7 june 2018 fota station pdf railscot irish railways retrieved 31 august 2007 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to fota island fota house and gardens fota island resort fota wildlife park v t e historic irish houses and castles connacht ardfry house ashford castle aughnanure castle ballymore castle ballymote castle ballynahinch castle blake s castle castle hackett classiebawn castle clifden castle clonalis house dalystown house dunguaire castle dunsandle castle eyrecourt castle fiddaun castle hazelwood house glanleam house kilronan castle lissadell house lynch s castle markree castle menlo castle parke s castle strokestown house tyrone house westport house dublin abbeville dublin aldborough house áras an uachtaráin ardgillan castle ashtown castle baggotrath castle carrickmines castle castleknock castle chichester house clontarf castle deerfield drimnagh castle dublin castle farmleigh frescati house hillcourt howth castle iveagh house leinster house lucan manor luttrellstown castle malahide castle manderley castle manresa house mansion house merrion castle mornington house old connaught house rathfarnham castle roebuck dublin st sepulchre s palace sutton castle swords castle rest of leinster allenstown house altamont house ardbraccan house athlone castle athclare castle athlumney castle avondale house ballinlough castle barberstown castle bargy castle beaulieu house bellinter house belvedere house bellevue house birr castle blessington house butler house carton house castle durrow castle forbes castlemartin house and estate castle roche castletown house charleville castle dangan castle dardistown castle darver castle desart court dowth hall duckett s grove dunsany castle durhamstown castle emo court enniscorthy castle foulksrath castle gloster house harristown house humewood castle huntington castle kildrought house kilkea castle killeen castle dunsany kilkenny castle killruddery house kinnitty castle leap castle leixlip castle lisnavagh house loftus hall luggala lodge lyons demesne maynooth castle marlfield house middleton park house mount loftus portlick castle powerscourt house rock of dunamase russborough house slane castle stackallan house stradbally hall straffan house summerhill house tallaght castle townley hall trim castle munster abbeville tipperary adare manor ardfinnan castle ballinalacken castle ballinskelligs castle ballycarbery castle ballyhannon castle bantry house barryscourt castle black castle blarney castle bourchier s castle bunratty castle bowen s court cahir castle cappoquin house castle conway castle donovan castle gurteen de la poer castle maine castle oliver castle otway craggaunowen castle croom castle curraghmore damer house derreen house derryquin castle desmond castle kinsale doonagore castle dough castle dromoland castle dromore castle dunasead castle dunboy castle dunkerron castle dunlough castle ennistymon house fota house gallarus castle kenmare house kilcash castle killagha abbey killarney house kiltinan castle king john s castle knappogue castle leamaneh castle lismore castle listowel castle macroom castle moorstown castle mount congreve mount trenchard house muckross house newhall house newtown castle o dea castle ormonde castle parkavonear castle red house redwood castle rock of cashel roscrea castle ross castle shanmuckinish castle slevoir house strancally castle tarbert house vernon mount waterford castle woodhouse woodstown house ulster altinaghree castle archbishop s palace armagh arthur cottage bailieborough castle ballymoyer house bangor castle baronscourt belfast castle bellamont house blessingbourne house burt castle carrickfergus castle castle caulfield castle coole castle leslie castle saunderson clandeboye house cloughoughter castle crom castle dartrey forest derrymore house doe castle donegal castle dundrum castle dungannon castle dunluce castle florence court glenarm castle glenveagh castle gosford castle grianan of aileach hillsborough castle hope castle inch castle lissan house lough eske castle monellan castle mongavlin castle mount stewart parkanaur house richhill castle rossmore castle springhill house tynan abbey see also historic houses in northern ireland historic houses in the republic of ireland anglo irish big house list of castles in ireland v t e cork harbour settlements cork city aghada cobh carrigaline crosshaven glounthaune midleton monkstown passage west rushbrooke whitegate harbour islands fota island great island haulbowline island little island rocky island spike island industry and economy port of cork ringaskiddy terminal tivoli docks whitegate refinery national maritime college of ireland navigation water bodies river lee river owenabue river ballynacorra lough mahon other navigation roche s point lighthouse royal cork yacht club spit bank lighthouse naval and military naval bases haulbowline naval base unas queenstown aghada coastal artillery cove fort fort davis carlisle fort meagher camden fort mitchel westmoreland fort templebreedy other fortifications blackrock castle belvelly castle see also coastal fortifications of county cork authority control databases viaf retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title fota_island oldid 1364027484 fota_house categories zoos in the republic of ireland islands of county cork tourist attractions in county cork parks in county cork gardens in county cork irish open golf venues georgian architecture in county cork hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata use british english from october 2013 all wikipedia articles written in british english use dmy dates from november 2020 pages using gadget wikiminiatlas articles containing irish language text articles containing old norse language text all articles with unsourced statements 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