Skull
Irish: Scoil Mhuire / an Scoil Schull | |
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Town | |
 Schull's main street | |
  Skull Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°31′36″N 9°32′53″W / 51.5266°N 9.5481°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | 669 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | V924317 |
| Website | www |
Schull or Skull[2] (/ˈskʌl/ SKUL; Irish: An Scoil or Scoil Mhuire, meaning "Mary's School")[2] is a town on the south-west coast of County Cork in Ireland.
Located on the southwest coast of Ireland in the municipal district of West Cork,[3] the town is dominated by Mount Gabriel (407 m). It has a sheltered harbour, used for recreational boating. The area, on the peninsula leading to Mizen Head, is a tourist destination, and there are numerous holiday homes along the adjoining coast. Schull had a population of 669 in 2022.[1] The town's secondary school, Schull Community College, houses one of the only planetariums in Ireland,[4] along with a sailing school. Each year Schull harbour hosts the Fastnet International Schools Regatta.
- ^ a b "Census 2016 Sapmap Area - Settlements - Schull". CSO. 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b "An Scoil / Skull". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Cork Local Area Plans - West Cork Municipal District". corklocalareaplans.com. Cork County Council. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Welcome To Schull Planetarium". westcorkweb.ie. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.