Islands
Bere Island
Activities, Culture, Cyling, Eating out, Heritage Sites, Hillwalking, Shopping, Sightseeing Tours – Islands, West CorkBacked by a dramatic and mountainous peninsula at the southwestern corner of County Cork, Bere Island lies less than 2 km offshore at the entrance to Bantry Bay. It is a long, green island, which shelters a deep anchorage beside the fishing port of Cas …
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Sightseeing Tours – Islands, West CorkThe southernmost island of Ireland thrusts up from the Atlantic at the entrance to Roaringwater Bay in West Cork. Its wild and precipitous coastline is open to the full force of the ocean, and on the cliff tops the pink flowers of thrift grow in tight …
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Sightseeing Tours – Islands, West CorkPhoto By globalreachent Beside Crow Head at the western tip of the peninsula, Dursey Island is linked to the mainland by cable car. There are no paved roads – transport is by motor-bike or horse-drawn vehicles – but three tiny villages nestle in the …
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Hillwalking – Islands, West CorkThe main method of access to Dursey island is via a cable car at Ballaghboy, which is across from Dursey Island. This cable car operates all year round, weather permitting. …
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Gardens – Islands, West CorkLocated in the sheltered harbour of Glengarriff in Bantry Bay, in Southwest Ireland, Ilnacullin is a small island of 15 hectares (37 acres) known to horticulturists and lovers of trees and shrubs all around the world as an island garden of rare beauty. …
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Sherkin Island
Sightseeing Tours – Islands, West CorkSherkin Island is only a ten-minute ferry trip from the fishing port of Baltimore. It has splendid, white sandy beaches tucked into its rocky shores, and is a gentle island, perfect for an easy day’s rambling. Above the pier is the beautiful ruin of …
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Heritage Sites, Sightseeing Tours – East Cork, IslandsSpike Island occupies a key location in lower Cork Harbour, which is the second largest natural harbour in the world.The multi-cultural island has hosted a monastery, a fortress and a prison within its 104 acres, all of which have left their mark. In J …
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– IslandsBERE ISLAND Backed by a dramatic and mountainous peninsula at the south-western corner of County Cork, Bere Island lies less than 2 km offshore at the entrance to Bantry Bay. It is a long, green island, which shelters a deep anchorage beside the fishi …
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