Glengarriff
An Gleann Garbh | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°45′00″N 9°33′07″W / 51.750°N 9.552°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Population (2016)[1] | 138 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | V925564 |
Website | www |
Glengarriff (Irish: An Gleann Garbh, meaning 'the rough glen')[2] is a village of approximately 140 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.