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Skibbereen (/ ˌskɪbəˈriːn /; Irish: An Sciobairín) [2] is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in West Cork on the N71 national secondary road. The River Ilen runs through the town; it reaches the sea about 12 kilometres away, at the seaside village of Baltimore. Located in a tourist area, Tragumna beach is nearby.
The main bus route is Bus Éireann's number 237 to/from Cork City, though only some services reach Schull. [15] [16] Also, on occasional days there are buses to/from other towns/villages in the local area. [17] There is a ferry service between Schull and Cape Clear Island. [16] [18]
Baltimore is located on the R595 road, leading to the N71 road for Cork, roughly 100 kilometres from the village. The closest town to Baltimore is Skibbereen, 13.4 kilometres northeast of the village. Bus services to Skibbereen and Cork are provided by Bus Éireann. The nearest airport is Cork Airport
The Schull and Skibbereen Railway (also known as the Schull and Skibbereen Tramway and Light Railway) was a minor narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Ireland. [1] It opened in 1886 and closed in 1947. [1] The track gauge was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge. [1] The formal name of the company was The West Carberry Tramways and Light Railways ...
Cork Kent railway station (750 metres) Location. Parnell Place Bus Station is the principal bus station in Cork, Ireland, for Expressway and Regional services operated by Bus Éireann, InterCity services operated by GoBé, and international services operated by Eurolines. Historically, all regional bus services to or from Cork City used Parnell ...
A Company proposed a line from Cork to Bandon in 1845 and in 1846, which included a projected line to Bantry. Work commenced in November 1879, opening for business in 1881. In the line's heyday in the early 20th century, four services traveled each day to and from Cork. The line became an important link in the "Prince of Wales Route" from Cork ...
Clonakilty (/ ˈklɔːnæˌkɪltiː /; Irish: Cloich na Coillte, meaning 'stone (castle) of the woods'), [2] sometimes shortened to Clon, [3][4] is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is at the head of the tidal Clonakilty Bay. The rural hinterland is used mainly for dairy farming. [5] The town's population was 4,946 at the 2022 census. [6]
Skibbereen 1847 by Cork artist James Mahony (1810–1879), commissioned by Illustrated London News 1847.. The song traces back from at least 1869, in The Wearing Of The Green Songbook, where it was sung with the melody of the music "The Wearing of the Green", and not with the more melancholic melody we know today. [2]