Farran

About Farran

44-hectare (110-acre) forest park on the southern shore of Inniscarra Lake, approximately 20km west of Cork city on the N22 towards Macroom. Formerly part of the vast Farran estate owned by Captain Clarke (tobacco industry) and later Captain Mathews who created the hunting lodge and lake, and planted conifers, broadleaves, and game bird cover. Inniscarra Lake is a reservoir constructed in the mid-1950s for hydroelectric power.