Friars Island
Friars Island is an islet in County Cork, Munster. Friars Island is situated nearby to the islet Bark Island, as well as near the pitch MUGA - Multi Use Games Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cromwell’s Bridge, Glengarriff and Garnish Island.
Cromwell’s Bridge, Glengarriff
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cromwell’s Bridge, Glengarriff is a ruins, which is situated 720 metres west of Friars Island.
Garnish Island
Island
Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garinish or Garnish Island is an island in Glengarriff Bay, an inlet of Bantry Bay, near the shore of the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It is a tourist attraction with walled gardens and a Martello tower.
Martello Tower
Tower
Photo: MrCorman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Martello Tower is situated 1¼ km south of Friars Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glengarriff and Ballylickey.
Glengarriff
Photo: Valdoria, Public domain.
Glengarriff is a village at the base of the Beara Peninsula of County Cork in southwest Ireland. It's in an inlet of Bantry Bay, and became a tourist resort in the late 19th century.
Ballylickey
Village
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballylickey or Ballylicky is a village on the N71 national secondary road and Bantry Bay near Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The Ouvane River flows into Bantry Bay at Ballylickey. Ballylickey is situated 8 km east of Friars Island.
Bantry
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bantry is a town at the head of Bantry Bay in County Cork in southwest Ireland. In 2022 it had a population of 2900. The southwest coast of Cork is divided into three peninsulas, like claws on the foot of Ireland.
Friars Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.74784° or 51° 44′ 52″ northLongitude
-9.54185° or 9° 32′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C3GPFX5+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 4564357OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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