Carraig na bhFear Swimming Pool was built in l963. It was built by voluntary labour . Among the people who helped build the pool were John Walsh, Tom Carey, Pa Walsh, James A. Mac Mahon and An tAthair Tadhg . The pool was initially filled by gravity flow, the water coming down from a small dammed river , 150 metres up river, water was kept fresh by continuous flow through the pool. The pool was then 9 feet at the deep end and had a diving board. Interest in the pool diminished after a couple of years. It is said that the first JCB in Cork worked on the project at that time.

The pool was closed for a few years before it was reopened in 1984. The pool was continually improved over the years and was heated in 1996. Hot showers were installed in 1998, and in 1999 the entrance was changed for safety reasons . Some of the families that initially helped build the pool are still involved with the running of the pool. Some people have been swimming in the pool for 35 years.