St Mona’s Church

St Mona’s Church is a church in County Cork, Munster. St Mona’s Church is situated near the beach Cow Strand, as well as near the lake Lough Ordree.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Sherkin Island, County Cork, Ireland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sherkin Island and Dunasead Castle.

Sherkin Island

Photo: Jbuck78, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Dunasead Castle

Castle

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunasead Castle, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland. The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort. Dunasead Castle is situated 3½ km northeast of St Mona’s Church.

Heir Island

Island

Heir Island, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest County Cork, Ireland. It has a year-round population of around 25–30. Heir Island is situated 3½ km northwest of St Mona’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltimore.

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.

St Mona’s Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.46916° or 51° 28′ 9″ north

Longitude

-9.41552° or 9° 24′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C3GFH9M+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1553526430

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q55045950

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cow Strand and Lough Ordree.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sherkin Island National School and Sherkin North Shore.

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