Ahakista is located approximately halfway along the Sheep's Head peninsula between Durrus and Kilcrohane in County Cork, Ireland. It is a wooded coastal village with a deep and sheltered harbour. Ahakista is situated 3½ km north of Lusk Island.

Kilcrohane

Village

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Kilcrohane is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is the last coastal village on the Sheep's Head Peninsula after Durrus and Ahakista. Kilcrohane lies under the 'Shadow of Seefin' and is also close to Caher Mountain. Kilcrohane is situated 4 km west of Lusk Island.

Schull

Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schull is a harbour town on the Mizen Head peninsula of County Cork, at the southwest tip of Ireland. The name means school, and was first documented in 1199 suggesting a religious seminary, but there's no trace of that.

Lusk Island

Type: Island
Description: island in County Cork, Ireland
Category: landform
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.56972° or 51° 34′ 11″ north

Longitude

-9.64611° or 9° 38′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C3GH993+VH

GeoNames ID

3294489

Wikidata ID

Q26716680

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lusk Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lusk Island”
Swedish: “Lusk Island”

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