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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.
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.
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.
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 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]
The Gaeltacht Irish-speaking region in County Mayo is the third-largest in Ireland with 10,886 inhabitants. These Irish-speaking areas of Mayo contain 5,956 Irish speakers. [49] Tourmakeady is the largest village in this area. All schools in the area use Irish as the language of instruction.
Glengarriff (Irish: An Gleann Garbh, meaning 'the rough glen') [2] is a village of approximately 140 people on the N71 national secondary road in the Beara Peninsula of County Cork, Ireland. Known internationally as a tourism venue, it has a number of natural attractions. It sits at the northern head of Glengarriff Bay, a smaller enclave of ...
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.