Castletownbere

Castletownbere
Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra
Town
The junction of Main Street, North Road and the pier in Castletownbere
The junction of Main Street, North Road and the pier in Castletownbere
Castletownbere is located in Ireland
Castletownbere
Castletownbere
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°39′07″N 9°54′32″W / 51.652°N 9.909°W / 51.652; -9.909
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
860
Irish Grid ReferenceV674458

Castletownbere (Irish: Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra),[2] or Castletown Berehaven, is a port town in County Cork, Ireland. It is on the Beara Peninsula by Berehaven Harbour.

A regionally important fishing port,[3] the town also serves as a commercial and retail hub for the local hinterland.[4] Located on the Wild Atlantic Way, tourism is also important to the local economy.[4][5]

The area is the setting for Daphne du Maurier's 1943 novel Hungry Hill named after the nearby mountain of the same name.

  1. ^ "Small Area Population Statistics – Settlements – Castletownbere". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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  4. ^ a b Local Area Plan Review (PDF). West Cork Municipal District (Report). Cork County Council. December 2015. pp. 95–102. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018. Castletownbere is the main population, employment and service centre [..and..] the primary urban economic and social centre on the Beara Peninsula providing key commercial, retail and tourism services to the wide rural hinterland
  5. ^ "Castletownbere Transportation Study" (PDF). Public Consultation Paper. Cork County Council. March 2018. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018. Castletownbere is well positioned along the Wild Atlantic Way [and] has been successful in attracting tourists