Carthy’s Sound

Carthy’s Sound is a strait in County Cork, Munster.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sherkin Island and Long Island.

Sherkin Island

Sherkin Island or Inisherkin is one of the islands of Roaringwater Bay in County Cork, a short ferry ride from Baltimore. Its Irish name Inis Arcáin means "Island of the Piglet", which probably refers to sea-pigs meaning porpoises.

Long Island

Island

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Long Island, historically called Inishfada, is an island that lies south of Schull, County Cork, Ireland. It has a permanent population of no more than 10.

Horse Island

Island

Horse Island is a small inhabited island in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, Ireland, off the coast of Schull, that forms part of Carbery's Hundred Isles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schull and Baltimore.

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.

Baltimore

Photo: georama, CC BY 3.0.

Baltimore is a village in County Cork near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.