Durrus
Dúras | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) The Sheeps Head Bar, Durrus | |
  Durrus Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°37′12″N 9°31′34″W / 51.620°N 9.526°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | 381 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | V943420 |
Durrus (Irish: Dúras)[2] is a village and civil parish in West Cork in Ireland. It is situated ten kilometres (6 mi) from Bantry in County Cork, at the head of the Sheep's Head and the Mizen Head peninsulas.
Durrus is on the Wild Atlantic Way driving route which spans the Irish coastline from the Inishowen peninsula in Donegal to Kinsale in County Cork. A number of public gardens have been established in the area, including 'Kilravock' and 'Cois Abhann'.
- ^ "Census 2022 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Durrus". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office.
- ^ "Dúras / Durrus". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 13 November 2020.