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Bantry. Bantry Bay is one of the finest natural harbours in the world and an important location in Irish history. It was to be the landing site of a French liberation force, led by Wolfe Tone, consisting of 43 ships in 1796. However, some of the worst storms the area had ever seen prevented the French landing and joining the United Irishmen's ...
15th – 18th March 2024. Each year on the 17th March, Bantry ‘Goes Green’ to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick. Join in the fabulous parade of creative floats, marching bands and experience Irish culture at it’s best in Bantry. Enjoy a display of traditional Irish dancing on Wolfe Tone Square by a local dance troop ...
The history and folklore of this town goes back a long way. According to an ancient Irish manuscript, ‘An Leabhar Gabhala’, known as the Book of Invasions, the first colony to arrive in Ireland landed at ‘Dún na mBarc’ (the fortress of the boats) or Donemark, which is one mile north of the present town of Bantry. Kealkil stone circle
About Bantry. Bantry (Irish: Beanntraí) is a town on the coast of County Cork, Ireland, located on the N71 route at the head of Bantry Bay. The Beara peninsula is to the northwest, with Sheep's Head also nearby, on the peninsula south of Bantry Bay. The present population of the town in approximately 3,000 people with an additional 12,500 ...
Famous in song, Bantry Bay in West Cork Ireland is of legendary beauty. Bantry , at the head of the bay, is a busy market town and fishing port. Bantry Bay was twice entered by French fleets: in 1689 to support James II against William of Orange, in 1796 to aid Wolfe Tone and an Irish uprising.
Dec 13, 2020 · PIGOT’S DIRECTORY 1824 - BANTRY - A small but very populous town, in the county of Cork, one hundred seventy miles south-west of Dublin, forty-six west-south-west of Cork, and thirty west of Bandon. It is situated at the bottom of one of the finest and most extensive bays in the universe, capable of containing all of the shipping in Europe.
2. Bantry House & Garden. 750. Historic Sites. - Temporarily closed Bantry House and Garden is a stately home in southwest Ireland situated right on Bantry Bay with panoramic views of the bay and the caha mountains. The estate is owned by Egerton and Brigitte Shelswell-White and is managed by their daughter Sophie and her partner Josh.
