Skibbereen
Irish: An Sciobairín | |
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Town | |
![]() New Bridge over the River Ilen | |
Coordinates: 51°32′55″N 9°15′49″W / 51.5486°N 9.2636°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Population | 2,903 |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode routing key | P81 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)28 |
Irish Grid Reference | W119334 |
Website | www |
Skibbereen (/ˌskɪbəˈriːn/; Irish: An Sciobairín)[2] 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.[3]
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.[1]
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