crosshaven

May as well have the streetview: www.google.ie/maps/@51.809513,-8.280779,3a,75y,74.26h,89.... I think it's camden fort rather than carlisle fort but maybe the view is symmetric

Interestingly, it seems to have been a secret installation (just like the phoenix park magazine) in 1911: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,580903,561870,7,7 maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,580903,561870,7,9 (Maybe forts are jsut considered a bit gauche so they left them out)

Carlisle Fort or Camden Fort?

It's definitely taken from Camden fort. The wall in the far fort coming down at a 30 degree angle is here www.google.ie/maps/@51.8156227,-8.2619687,663m/data=!3m1!1e3 in Carlisle fort. There's no comparable structure looking the other way.

Also, three post ment (again)!

Curraghbinny. Streetview. maps.app.goo.gl/ks4yMY2ZzsuZj3i59

That terrace, 'The Terrace', gave me the dejas. Previously, but later with Mr O'Connor -

The latest building is the one on the right, c.1900 www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20987... Starting from the left, we have: The Western Villa, The Terrace, The Manor House and The Eastern Villas

There was a regularish boat service around Cork Harbour broadly speaking around and before the start of the 20th century which supplemented and competed with the railways. One steamer terminus was at Crosshaven from where this photo was taken (Crosshaven was also the terminus of the Cork Passage and Blackrock Railway) and after the Curraghbinny pier in the picture the boat would go to (or from) Ring, Spike Island, Queenstown (Cobh) or Aghada according to the back cover of (Jenkins/Newham, 1993, 0-85361-4059) DB McNeill also covers the history of the steamers; which from memory has a little complexity. I'm sure I've also come across the steamer timetables somewhere. In the end the (road) buses took over.

Fairly nearby, L_ROY_06243 was previously dated at 1897-1903:

I think the notes to the photo are right, and it is Crosshaven. Streetview

25" OSI Map including the small creek in the foreground.

The OSI map (1897) predates the photograph as there's no sign of the railway on it. Station building and platform sign visable above. The Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway (1850) was extended southwards from Passage West to Crosshaven and opened in 1904. Photograph post 1904. Although 1902 mentioned in this history. crosshaven.ie/information/about/crosshaven-railway

Streetview from a different angle.

I am being driven batty by the belfry and spire on St Brigid's Catholic Church (Edward Welby Pugin 1869) - when was it added? It might help with a latest date. Red Herring - in 1589 Sir Francis Drake hid from the Spanish Armada in Drake's Pool around the corner to the right - www.yelp.com.au/biz/drakes-pool-crosshaven