Skibbereen
Local name: An Sciobairín
Located in County Cork, Munster Coordinates: 51°33′00″ N 9°16′00″ W
- Population
- 2,778
- 2.8K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
About Skibbereen
Skibbereen is a village. Location: County Cork, Munster. Population: 2,778. Elevation: 5 m.
Skibbereen (; Irish: An Sciobairín) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in West Cork on the N71 national secondary road. The River Ilen runs through the town; it reaches the sea about 12 kilometres away, at the seaside village of Baltimore. Located in a tourist area, Tragumna beach is nearby. The town of Skibbereen, sometimes shortened to "Skibb", is in the Cork South-West Dáil constituency, which has three seats. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 2,903.
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At a glance
- Area
- 8.6 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 20 of 121 places in County Cork by population
- Nearest larger town: Clonakilty, 29 km E
- 33 sights and natural places within 10 km Lough Abisdedly, Lick Hill
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lough Abisdedly Lake, County Cork2.3 km SE
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Lick Hill Mountain, County Cork3.1 km S
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Knockonna Mountain, County Cork4.6 km NW
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River Ilen River, County Cork4 km W
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Aghills Mountain, County Cork5.5 km E
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Barryroe Hill Mountain, County Cork4.7 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources