Clonakilty

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. Wikivoyage

Population 5,112 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ireland

• 112AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ireland

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Clonakilty Distillery Attraction · 60 m
• Michael Collins House Museum Museum · 350 m
• West Cork Model Railway Village Attraction · 360 m
• Wheel of Fortune - Water Pump Memorial · 200 m
• Spillers Lane Gallery Gallery · 350 m
• Cloch na gCoillte Memorial · 360 m
• Michael Collins Statue Monument · 360 m
• Deasys Old Brewery Monument · 470 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Clonakilty International Guitar Festival

   September

   Clonakilty International Guitar Festival is in September

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Clonakilty); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 4
• Fish and chips 2
• Asian 1

All 11 places to eat

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