Glengarriff
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Glengarriff
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
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Glengarriff (Template:Langx, meaning 'the rough glen')[2] is a village of approximately 200 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 Bantry Bay.
At 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwards along the N71 road from Bantry, and 33 kilometres (21 mi) eastwards along the R572 road Castletownbere, it is a common stopping-point along the routes around the area.
Economy
Primarily, the economy revolves around a combination of tourism, farming and local services.[citation needed]
Attractions
Glengarriff is a small seaside village on the Ring of Beara surrounded by high rugged mountains pocked with old bogs being farmed for peat. Local tourist sites include the Italian Gardens on Garnish Island (Ilnacullin), which may be visited by boat trip. Offering a broad view of the surrounding area, the round Martello tower on the island was built to guard against a threatened Napoleonic invasion that never materialized.
In the nearby Glengarriff Forest is the glen that gave Glengarriff its name, (loosely translated as rough glen) containing some of the oldest and most extensive oak and birch groves left in Ireland. A short but steep trail leads up to Lady Bantry's Lookout, which has views over Glengarriff and the west Cork area. Other tourist amenities include the Bamboo Park, behind Toad Hall, a local amenity area featuring a child's playground and Blue Pool lagoon, the nearby Barley Lake and the historic Eccles Hotel. Walking trails in the area are extensive, kayaking on the bay is regularly scheduled, and live music is played at local pubs, particularly during the tourist season.[citation needed] Glengarriff also has several shops, pubs, restaurants and other services.
Glengarriff harbour is a sheltered anchorage and has visitors moorings for visiting yachts.
Glengarriff has an annual music festival, the Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe & Trad Festival, which takes in June and focuses on uilleann piping.[3]
Sport
Glengarriff Golf Club is a nine-hole course on the east side of the village. It is associated with the late Maureen O'Hara, the film actress, who had a home nearby.[4]
Glengarriff GAA Club [5] was founded in 1981 after breaking away from neighbouring Adrigole GFC. It fields Gaelic football teams from Junior ‘A’ level to Under 6s. Teams compete in leagues and championships run by the Beara GAA division.
Notable inhabitants
- John Annan Bryce (1841–1923), British businessman and politician who purchased Garnish Island in 1910.[6]
- Maureen O'Hara (1920–2015), Irish-American actress, had a home in the area[4]
Cultural references
Template:Wikisource/outer coreLetitia Elizabeth Landon's poetical illustration, Glengariffe in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1833, accompanies an engraving of a view painted by William Henry Bartlett over Garnish Island looking towards the mountains in the West.[7]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Census Interactive Map – Towns: Glengarriff". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."An Gleann Garbh/Glengarriff". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival – Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival". Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dr. Maureen O'Hara-Blair: Her Special Links to Glengarriff Golf Club". glengarriffgolfclub.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Glengarriff GAA - CLG An Gleann Garbh". www.glengarriff.cork.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bryce, John Annan". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.001092.v1. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1832). "picture". Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1833. Fisher, Son & Co. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1832). "poetical illustration". Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1833. Fisher, Son & Co. p. 33.
External links
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