![Micheál Creedon, who runs the Abbey Hotel in Ballymakeera, is one of the people in two minds about the impending bypass: '[W]e rely a lot on passing trade, particularly during the summer. That passing trade is now obviously going to be gone.' Picture: Neil Michael
<p>Micheál Creedon, who runs the Abbey Hotel in Ballymakeera, is one of the people in two minds about the impending bypass: '[W]e rely a lot on passing trade, particularly during the summer. That passing trade is now obviously going to be gone.' <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit"> Picture: Neil Michael</span>
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Bypass Ireland: Ballyvourney and Ballymakeera have mixed feelings about the N22
Some locals fear the N22 bypass will draw passing trade from the Cork villages — but others tell Neil Michael they expect it will boost business by taking traffic congestion off their streets