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Bere Island
Native name: An tOileán Mór Oiléan Béarra | |
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 A map of Bere Island within Ireland | |
  Bere / Bear The location of Bere Island in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bantry Bay |
| Coordinates | 51°38′N 9°53′W / 51.633°N 9.883°W |
| Area | 17.68 km2 (6.83 sq mi) |
| Length | 10.1 km (6.28 mi) |
| Width | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Highest point | Knockanallig |
| Administration | |
| County | County Cork |
| Largest settlement | Rerrin |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 218 (2022)[1] |
| Ethnic groups | Irish |
Bere Island or Bear Island (Irish: Oiléan Béarra, although officially called An tOileán Mór meaning "the big island")[2] is an island in Bantry Bay off the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It spans roughly 10 km x 3 km, with an area of 17.68 km2 and,[3][4] as of the 2022 census, had a population of 218 people.[1]
Legend says that the island was named by a 2nd-century king of Munster, Mogh Nuadat, in honour of his wife, Beara, the daughter of Heber Mór, King of Castile.
- ^ a b Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. April 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "An tOileán Mór / Bear Island". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Gunning to live in an artist's retreat on Bere Island?". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Get To Know Bere Island". BereIsland.net. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008.
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