Glengarriff

Glengarriff
An Gleann Garbh
Village
The Blue Pool, Glengarriff
The Blue Pool, Glengarriff
Glengarriff is located in Ireland
Glengarriff
Glengarriff
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°45′00″N 9°33′07″W / 51.750°N 9.552°W / 51.750; -9.552
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Population
 (2016)[1]
138
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceV925564
Websitewww.glengarriff.ie

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.

  1. ^ "Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Glengariff". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ^ "An Gleann Garbh/Glengarriff". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 27 November 2021.