Place:Clonakilty, Kilgariff, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

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NameClonakilty
Alt namesCloich na Coillte / Clanna Chaoiltesource: Wikipedia
TypeTown
Coordinates51.617°N 8.9°W
Located inKilgariff, County Cork, Republic of Ireland
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Clonakilty, sometimes shortened to Clon,[1] is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is located at the head of the tidal Clonakilty Bay. The rural hinterland is used mainly for dairy farming. The town's population as of 2016 was 4,592. 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. Clonakilty is in the Cork South-West (Dáil Éireann) constituency, which has three seats.

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