Castletownshend
Castletownshend (Irish: Baile an Chaisleáin) is a village about eight km from Skibbereen, in County Cork, Ireland.
Bantry (Irish: Beanntraí, meaning "(place of) Beann's people") is a town in the civil parish of Kilmocomoge in the barony of Bantry on the coast of West County Cork, Ireland. It lies at the head of Bantry Bay, a deep-water gulf extending for 30 km (19 mi) to the west.
Population: 3,348
Latitude: 51° 40' 59.99" N
Longitude: -9° 26' 60.00" W
Castletownshend (Irish: Baile an Chaisleáin) is a village about eight km from Skibbereen, in County Cork, Ireland.
Timoleague (Irish: Tigh Molaige, meaning "house of Molaga") is a village in the eastern division of Carbery East in County Cork, Ireland, located along Ireland's southern coast near Courtmacsherry.
Derrynane House (Irish: "Teach Dhoire Fhionáin") was the home of Irish politician and statesman, Daniel O'Connell.
Whiddy Island (Irish: Oileán Faoide) is an island near the head of Bantry Bay, Ireland. It is approximately 5.6 km (3.5 mi) long and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) wide. The topography comprises gently-rolling glacial till, with relatively fertile soil. As late as…
Garnish Island (sometimes Garinish Island, or Garinis in Irish), is an island in Glengarriff harbour, part of Bantry Bay in southwest Ireland, which is a popular tourist attraction.
The Battle of Bantry Bay was a naval engagement fought on 11 May 1689 during the Nine Years' War. The English fleet was commanded by Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington; the French fleet by François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault.
The Shehy Mountains (Cnoic na Síofra in Irish, meaning Hills of the animal hides") are a range of low mountains situated on the border between County Cork and County Kerry, in Ireland.
Lough Hyne (Irish: Loch Oighinn) is a marine lake in West Cork, Ireland, about 5 km southwest of Skibbereen. It was designated as Ireland's first Marine Nature Reserve in 1981.
Eyeries (historically spelt Irees or Iries, from Irish: na hAoraí) is a village and townland on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland overlooking Coulagh Bay and the mouth of the Kenmare River in the south-west. It lies at the base of Maulin, …
Mount Gabriel (Irish: Cnoc Osta) is a mountain on the Mizen Peninsula situated immediately to the north of the town of Schull, in West Cork, Ireland.
Hungry Hill (Irish: Cnoc Daod) is a mountain on the Beara Peninsula in the Republic of Ireland. With a height of 685 metres (2,247 ft) it is the highest peak of the Caha Mountains and the 130th highest in Ireland. Hungry Hill lies on the border of c…
Goleen (Irish: An Góilín) is a small rural village in County Cork on the south-western tip of Ireland. Farming and construction work are the main occupations of the local people. Many are involved with some aspect of the tourist business, looking af…
Durrus is a washed rind cow's milk cheese from Ireland. It was developed by Jeffa Gill in 1979, and is made by traditional methods. Durrus is produced in the valley of Coomkeen, near the village of Durrus on the Sheep's Head Peninsula in County Cork…
Drimoleague (historically Drumdalege, Irish: Droim Dhá Liag, meaning "ridge of two stones") is a village on the R586 regional road at its junction with the R593 in County Cork, Ireland. It lies roughly halfway between the towns of Dunmanway and Bant…
Leap (/ˈlɛp/; Irish: Léim Uí Dhonnabháin) is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated at the north end of Glandore Harbour, several miles inland from the seacoast.
Kilcrohane (Irish: Cill Chrócháin) is a village in County Cork, Ireland. The last coastal village on the Sheep's Head Peninsula after Durrus and Ahakista, it lies under the 'Shadow of Seefin' - the area's highest hill and overlooking Dunmanus Bay an…
Inchydoney (from Irish: Inse Duine) (often misspelled Inchadoney ) is a small island, long connected to the mainland by two causeways, in west County Cork, Ireland. The nearest town is Clonakilty. It has Blue Flag beach.
Dunmanus Bay is a bay in County Cork, Ireland. The bay lies between Mizen Head to the south and Sheep's Head to the north with the small village of Durrus at the head of the bay. The bay is out of the main tidal flow with no significant rivers flowi…