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Rosscarbery, Co. Cork

Rosscarbery (Irish: Ros Ó gCairbre) is a village in County Cork. The village is situated on an elevated position west of Inchydoney on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay.

This is a quiet spot with good bathing and sea fishing. In the sixth century St Factna founded a monastery here, which became famous for its school.

Gardens

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

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

Inish Beg Estate

Baltimore, Co. Cork

Inish Beg is a beautiful private island estate in West Cork; with a stone bridge connecting Inish Beg to the mainland, a few miles from the thriving market town of Skibbereen and the idyllic little port of Baltimore with its sailing, fishing and ...

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What's On

Clonakilty Farmers Market - County Cork - Thursdays

Clonakilty Farmers Market

Location: Venue Yard, Behind O'Donovan's Hotel, Clonakilty

Every Thursday 10am - 2pm

Contact: Chairperson ( Elected) Greta Kelly 086 23 ...

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Tourist Attractions

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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