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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
Lassanaroe Garden - Lassanaroe Skibbereen County Cork Ireland
Lassanaroe Garden
Skibbereen, Co. Cork
To garden with a single plant family is a magnif-icent obsession. While many gardeners reserve the best spot in the garden for the object of their particular passion, Robin and Janet Stonard have a whole two acre garden devoted to bamboos. Th ...
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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 ...
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Self Catering
Selfcatering
Galley Head Lightkeepers Cottages
Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Galley Head Lightkeepers' Houses are beautifully situated on the Dun Dide 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 ...
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What's On
Hosfords Market - Bandon Co Cork - 1st Sunday Each Month
 Hosfords Market

Location: Hosfords Garden Centre, Bandon-Clonakilty Rd (N71). 5 miles west of Bandon

When: 1st Sunday Each Month 12-5pm (April - September)

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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 ...
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Wedding
Bantry House & Garden
Bantry, Co. Cork
Bantry House is a stately home overlooking Bantry Bay in the south west of Ireland. All Bed and Breakfast accommodation in the beautifully restored en-suite rooms in the East and West wings of the House look out over the south facing garden and h ...
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