West Cork (Irish: Iarthar Chorcaí)[1] is a tourist region and municipal district in County Cork, Ireland. As a municipal district, West Cork falls within the administrative area of Cork County Council,[2] and includes the towns of Bantry, Castletownbere, Clonakilty, Dunmanway, Schull and Skibbereen, and the 'key villages' of Baltimore, Ballydehob, Courtmacsherry, Drimoleague, Durrus, Glengarriff, Leap, Rosscarbery, Timoleague and Union Hall.[3]
The westernmost part of the region consists of three main peninsulas: Beara, Sheep's Head and Mizen Head. Islands which lie off West Cork include Bere Island, Sherkin Island and Cape Clear.[4]
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- ^ "Municipal District of West Cork". corkcoco.ie. Cork County Council. 2 July 2021.
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- ^ "West Cork islands". westcorkislands.com. West Cork Island Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2021.