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Kinsale

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Kinsale
Irish: Cionn tSáile
Town
Inner Kinsale harbour and marina
Inner Kinsale harbour and marina
Kinsale is located in Ireland
Kinsale
Kinsale
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°42′20″N 8°31′20″W / 51.70556°N 8.52222°W / 51.70556; -8.52222
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
5,991
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
P17
Telephone area code+353(0)21
Irish Grid ReferenceW637506
Websitekinsale.ie

Kinsale (/kɪnˈseɪl/ kin-SAYL; Irish: Cionn tSáile, meaning 'head of the brine'[2]) is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland. Located approximately 25 km (16 mi) south of Cork City on the southeast coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon, and has a population of 5,991 (as of the 2022 census)[1] which increases in the summer when tourism peaks.

Kinsale is a holiday destination for both Irish and overseas tourists.[3] The town is known for its restaurants,[4] including the Michelin-starred Bastion restaurant,[5] and holds a number of annual gourmet food festivals.[6]

As a historically strategic port town, Kinsale's notable buildings include Desmond Castle (associated with the Earls of Desmond and also known as the French Prison) of c. 1500, the 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort of James Fort on Castlepark peninsula, and Charles Fort, a partly restored star fort of 1677 in nearby Summercove.[7] Other historic buildings include the Church of St Multose (Church of Ireland) of 1190, St John the Baptist (Catholic) of 1839, and the Market House of c. 1600.[7] Kinsale is in the Cork South-West (Dáil Éireann) constituency, which has three seats.

  1. ^ a b "Census Mapping - Towns: Kinsale - Population Snapshot". visual.cso.ie. CSO. 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Cionn tSáile/Kinsale". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "On Census Day, April 23rd 2006". Ireland News: Top Story. Irish Times. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009. Irish Times 1 July 2008
  4. ^ "Kinsale's tasty tours as foodie judges visit". southernstar.ie. Southern Star. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Kinsale's Bastion has been awarded a Michelin star". 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Kinsale Restaurant Week". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 9 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019. The town runs three annual food events, with [Kinsale Restaurant Week], its Gourmet Festival, which in October celebrates its 43rd year, and the National Chowder Cook Off in April
  7. ^ a b "Historical Kinsale – Kinsale Chamber of Tourism & Business". Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

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