Leap, Co. Cork

Leap (Leim Ui Dhonnabhain in Irish) is a village that is located about an hours drive West of Cork city. It is in the parish of Kilmacabea which also includes Glandore village. Its full Irish name means "O'Donovan's Leap" and is derived from the story of a chieftain called O'Donovan, who was pursued by English soldiers, but escaped them by jumping across a ravine at the bottom of the village. The name is pronounced "lepp" and not "leep."

Leap is used as a base for travelling around West cork and for sampling local tourist attractions including horse riding, various water sports, walking, golfing etc. nearby (30min) villages/towns are Skibbereen, Baltimore, Castletownsend, Union Hall, Glandore, Rosscarbery, Drinagh and Clonakilty. 

Gardens

Kilravock Garden - Durrus County Cork Ireland
Kilravock Garden
Durrus, Co. Cork
Phemie Rose started the West Cork Gardening Trail in association with the Harold Barry Trust to show others just what could be done And the paradise Phemie has created with her husband Malcolm is proof indeed of just how special gardens there can ...

Golf

The 11th Fairway
Bantry Bay Golf Club
Bantry, Co. Cork
Course Type: Clifftop-Parkland
Founded in 1975, Bantry Bay Golf Club in Co Cork has been described as "one of the most spectacular golf courses in the world" and visitors have long been enthralled by the charms of West Cork and this delightful course. The 6,690 ya ...

Self Catering

Selfcatering
Galley Head Lightkeepers Houses
Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Galley Head Lightkeepers' Houses are beautifully situated on the Dundeady headland at about 130 feet above sea level overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The houses, in their elevated setting, make an ideal location for relaxing and getting away from ...

What's On

Clonakilty Market - Co Cork - Fridays
Every Friday 9am - 2pm

Location:

Varies: Currently adjacent to O'Donovan's Hotel,Clonakilty

Contact:

Gerard Kelleher: 0876775600

Tourist Attractions

Skibbereen Heritage Centre - Heritage Centre in Skibbereen - Skibbereen  County Cork Ireland
Skibbereen Heritage Centre
Skibbereen, Co. Cork
The Heritage Centre is located in the award winning, beautifully restored Old Gasworks Building, in Skibbereen and is home to the Great Famine Commemoration Exhibition that commemorates the tragic period in the 1840s that is known in Irish Histor ...

Wedding Venues

Wedding
Lisselan Gardens
Clonakilty, Co. Cork
 
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