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Clonakilty
Clonakilty
Irish: Cloich na Coillte | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The Feagle River passes through Clonakilty | |
  Clonakilty Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°37′19″N 8°53′11″W / 51.62194°N 8.88639°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.433 km2 (1.325 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,946 |
| • Density | 1,337.5/km2 (3,464/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | P85 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)23 |
| Irish Grid Reference | W381417 |
| Website | clonakilty.ie |
Clonakilty (/ˈklɔːnæˌkɪltiː/; Irish: Cloich na Coillte, meaning 'stone (castle) of the woods'),[2] sometimes shortened to Clon,[3][4] is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is at the head of the tidal Clonakilty Bay. The rural hinterland is used mainly for dairy farming.[5] The town's population was 4,946 at the 2022 census.[6] The town is a tourism hub in West Cork, and was recognised as the "Best Town in Europe" in 2017, and "Best Place of the Year" in 2017 by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.[7][8] Clonakilty is in the Dáil constituency of Cork South-West, which has three seats.
- ^ "Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) – Settlements – Clonakilty". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Cloich na Coillte/Clonakilty". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Clonakilty". corkbeo.ie. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
pres2013was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Dairy". Clonakilty Agricultural College. Archived from the original on 6 May 2005.
- ^ "Population usually resident and present in the State". cso.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Clonakilty prepares to welcome 5,000 for street feast and fun". Southern Star. 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Clonakilty wins RIAI 'Best Place of the Year 2017'". westcorktimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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