Islands of Ireland: Building up a picture of Brick Island

One of the few instances that Brick Island appears in popular culture was during the Tithe Wars of the 1830s when Catholics were obliged to make payments to the coffers of the Church of Ireland.

Brick Island, Cork Harbour. Picture: Dan MacCarthy

Brick Island and Brown Islands lie in the north channel of Cork Harbour, just north of Great Island and its serene cathedral town of Cobh.

The duo was formerly a trio but the larger Weir Island to the west has now been totally subsumed into the adjacent land so won’t make an appearance on this page other than via this mention. Apologies Weir. Slightly to the west, past Belvelly on Great Island, is a second Brown Island which has been bisected by the N25 Cork to Rosslare road.