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GOLEEN PLACES TO VISIT
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Enjoy some of the beautiful
scenery in Goleen and take a drive
up to Mizen Head to visit the Mizen
Head project and enjoy the
experience of crossing the bridge to
the former lightkeepers quarters,
not for the faint hearted! Continue
with a drive to the laid back
village of Crookhaven and onto enjoy
Barleycove for its magnificent beach
and a visit to Baltimore for all
those seafaring and diving
enthusiasts. Lough Hyne near
Skibbereen a salt water lake, made a
designated Marine Nature Reserve in
1981. The woods of Knockomagh are
popular with walkers offering
wonderful views of Lough Hyne and
the West Cork coastline. Enjoy the
wonderful islands off West Cork
which are close to Goleen such as
Sherkin Island and Cape Clear
Island, Whiddy and Bere Island.
Drive onto Durrus and enjoy the
scenic route by car or bicycle
through Ahakista, Durrus and
Kilcrohane. Sheeps Head Peninsula is
noted for its walking route.
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Cape Clear Island, West Cork |
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Cape Clear Island in West Cork Ireland
can be reached by a 40 minute boat trip
from either Baltimore or Schull. An
island only 3 miles long and 1.5 mile
wide it is a gaeltacht island where
Irish is spoken as the first language
and can be learned on the island at one
of the two Summer colleges. It has a
population of roughly 150 people. Cape
Clear Island off West Cork is a paradise
for bird watchers, walkers and people
interested in learning some skills in
the form of chicken and goat farming,
beekeeping and courses in wildlife.
Cape Clear Island offers an "away from
it all" scenic visit, with its heather
and gorse lined hills, stone lined
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Lough Hyne |
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Lough Hyne just a short distance from
Skibbereen and Goleen, is a saltwater
lake, made a designated Marine Nature
Reserve in 1981. The Lough Hyne area in
West Cork is a popular place for walking
in the close by Knockomagh woods which
has wonderful views of Lough Hyne,
Roaringwater Bay and the West Cork
coastline. |
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Mizen Head Visitor Centre |
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Mizen Head Visitor Centre can be found
by following the Mizen Head Drive a
short distance from Goleen.
Mizen Head
Signal Station which can be accessed by
the famous Arched Bridge is 100 years
old this year used by the light keepers
in olden times. The Visitor Centre in Mizen gives a insight into the life and
hobbies of the light keepers long ago.
History of the flora and faura and
geological history of the Mizen area,
history of the Fastnet Rock
Lighthouse, history of Goleen parish and
more. Enjoy the cafe onsite at the Mizen
Head Visitor Centre. |
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Sherkin Island |
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Sherkin Island in West Cork Ireland,
with a population of roughly 100 people
is 3 miles long by 1.5 miles wide.
Sherkin Island can be reached by ferry
from Baltimore which takes 10 minutes.
The busiest day on the island is when
Sherkin Regatta is celebrated July or
August. Enjoy the many beaches
Trabawn, Cow Strand, Silver Strand or
strolling around the old lighthouse and
ruined Franciscan Abbey. |
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Last modified:
Tuesday April 03, 2012
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