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Bantry Bay is a ria, a bay formed from a drowned river valley as a result of a relative rise in sea level.The bay is a deep (approx 40 metres in the middle) and large natural bay, with one of the longest inlets in southwest Ireland, bordered on the north by Beara Peninsula, which separates Bantry Bay from Kenmare Bay.
The barony of Bantry takes its name from the Gaelic Irish tribe of the Benntraige ("Benn's people"), [5] believed to be connected to the Coriondi, mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century Geography. [6] A portion of the tribe later colonised southwest Munster, giving their name to Bantry, County Cork, Bantry barony and Bantry Bay. [7]
Bantry House is a historic house with gardens in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. Originally built in the early 18th century, it has been owned and occupied by the White family (formerly Earls of Bantry) since the mid-18th century. Opened to the public since the 1940s, the house, estate and gardens are a tourist destination in West Cork. [2]
Bere Island or Bear Island (Irish: Oiléan Béarra, although officially called An tOileán Mór meaning "the big island") [2] is an island in Bantry Bay off the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It spans roughly 10 km x 3 km, with an area of 17.68 km 2 and, [3] [4] as of the 2022 census, had a population of 218 people. [1]
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 southwest coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies in West Cork at the head of Bantry Bay , a deep-water gulf extending for 30 km (19 mi) to the west.
Ballylickey or Ballylicky (Irish: Béal Átha Leice) [1] [2] is a village on the N71 national secondary road and Bantry Bay near Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The Ouvane River flows into Bantry Bay at Ballylickey.
This is a list of towns and villages in County Mayo, Ireland. A. Achill Sound [1] Attymass [2] B. Balla [1] ... List of towns and villages in County Mayo.
County Mayo (/ ˈ m eɪ oʊ /; [4] from Irish Maigh Eo, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning 'Plain of the yew trees') is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland , in the province of Connacht , it is named after the village of Mayo , now generally known as Mayo Abbey.