Native name: Oileán Fhóta | |
|---|---|
  Fota Island Location in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cork Harbour |
| Coordinates | 51°53′57″N 8°17′54″W / 51.89917°N 8.29833°W |
| Administration | |
| County | County Cork |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Irish |
Fota (statutory spelling Foaty; Irish: Fóite)[1][2] is an island in Cork Harbour, County Cork, Ireland, just north of the larger island of Great Island. It is the home of Fota Wildlife Park—the only such zoo or animal park (besides Dublin Zoo) in the country—, the historical Fota House and Gardens, and the Fota Island Golf Club and Resort. The island comprises two townlands, both called Foaty; one is located in the civil parish of Clonmel (the western half of Great Island) and the other in Carrigtohill civil parish (on the mainland).[3][4]
- ^ "Foaty (island)". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Foaty Island". PassagewestMonkstown.ie. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Foaty (townland)". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Sheet CK 075 surveyed 1841". Six-inch map, first edition. Ordnance Survey Ireland. 10 July 1845. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.