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| province | South West Ireland | |
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| Residents | 900 | |
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| height | 16 m | |
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Castletownbere(Irish: Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra) is a small town on Bantry Bay on the peninsula Beara in the County Cork in the southwest of the republic Ireland.
background
- Castletownbere is the most important town on the Beara Peninsula after Glengarriff.
- The nearest middle town is Bantry, 35 km southeast of Castletownbere.
Arrival / mobility
Ferry ports / sea route
- The nearest ferry port is Cork.
- Castletownbere is through two Car ferries with the Bere Island connected.
- It is possible to moor with pleasure boats. Castletownbere has a fishing port; Larger pleasure boats can also moor here.
Airports
In the street
The R 572 "Ring of Beara" runs through Castletownbere.
Tourist Attractions
activities
shop
kitchen
- Breen's Lobster Bar, 2 Bank Pl, Cametringane, Castletown-Bearhaven, Tel .: 353 27 70031. Casual and friendly atmosphere, the salads, fish pie and beef casserole were very tasty, everything freshly cooked. Good vegetarian dishes, the food is very high quality. Most delicious scallops.
- MacCarthy's Bar, The Square, Cametringane, Castletown-Bearhaven, Tel .: 353 27 70014, http://maccarthysbar.com. At the latest after the paperback McCarthy's Bar: My very own Ireland of Pete McCarthy, ISBN: 978-3492240413, numerous mentions in travel guides and press articles, a.o. Irish Times, Cult pub in the southwest: "... The front half is a grocery store with seats for drinkers; the back half, a bar with groceries ...". In this house there was by far the worst toilet and the worst coffee in a dirty dining room. The impressions at the small harbor with some fishing boats and the nets laid out for drying and mending rewarded us for the unsuccessful visit to the restaurant.
- O'Donoghue's Bar, 7 Main St, Cametringane, Castletown-Bearhaven, Tel: 353 27 70007. O'Donoghue's is located in the Castletownbere fishing port. Lunch is served daily from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., bar snacks are available all day. The eatery is known for its homemade chowder and brown bread known. Local fresh fish is a specialty at O'Donoghues.
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
trips
- Glengarriff with the garden island Garnish Island at the northeast end of Bantry Bay.
