Dirk Bay
Dirk Bay is a bay in County Cork, Munster. Dirk Bay is situated nearby to the locality Dunowen Head, as well as near Bealacoon Cove.Places of Interest
Highlights include Galley Head Lighthouse.
Galley Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chmee2, Public domain.
The Galley Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse outside of Rosscarbery, County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. The lighthouse is situated on Galley Head at the southern end of the headland known as Dundeady island at 133 feet above sea level, overlooking the Celtic Sea and two beaches, Red Strand to the east and the Long Strand to the west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardfield and Rosscarbery.
Ardfield
Locality
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardfield, historically Ardofoyle, is a small village and civil parish on the south-west coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies 8 kilometres south of Clonakilty and 11 kilometres east of Rosscarbery, near Galley Head.
Rosscarbery
Village
Photo: John Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022.
Clonakilty
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022.
Dirk Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in County Cork, Ireland
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.54279° or 51° 32′ 34″ northLongitude
-8.93588° or 8° 56′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C3HG3V7+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2001542852OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2964776Wikidata ID
Q26716146
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dirk Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dirk Bay”
- Swedish: “Dirk Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dunowen Head and Bealacoon Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carrigduff and Red Strand.
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