St. Finbarr's Church - Gougane Barra, Ireland
Aerial footage of St. Finbarr's Church, Gougane Barra, West Cork.
St Finbarr's Church - Gougane Barra
Aerial footage of St Finbarr's Church, Gougane Barra in West Cork.
The name Gougane Barra comes from Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century. The present ruins date from around 1700 when a priest called Denis O'Mahony retreated to the island. During the times of the Penal Laws, Gougane Barra's remoteness meant that it became a popular place for the celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass. The nineteenth century oratory which stands near the original monastery is famous for its picturesque location and richly decorated interior and is a popular place for wedding photography. St Finbar's Oratory is the final destination for one of the five Pilgrim Paths of Ireland, St. Finbar's Pilgrim Path, which starts 35-kilometres away in Drimoleague.
Afforestation around the settlement began in 1938 and Gougane Barra is now home to a 1.42 square kilometre (or 138 hectare) forest park with 20 different species of tree, mainly Sitka spruce, Japanese larch, Scots pine and Lodgepole pine, and a large number of native species of flora and fauna. The source of the River Lee rises in the hills above the park and flows into Gougane lake. The forest park has 5 km of motor trail and 10 km of hill walks, nature points and vista trails.
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Gougane Barra (Irish: Guagán Barra, meaning the rock of Barra) is a settlement, west of Macroom in County Cork, Ireland. The name Gougane Barra comes from Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century. The present ruins date from around 1700 when a priest called Denis O'Mahony retreated to the island. During the times of the Penal Laws, Gougane Barra's remoteness meant that it became a popular place for the celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass. The nineteenth century oratory which stands near the original monastery is famous for its picturesque location and richly decorated interior and is a popular place for weddings.
Afforestation of the area around the settlement began in 1938 and Gougane Barra is now home to a 1.42 square kilometre (or 138 hectare) forest park with 20 different species of tree, mainly Sitka Spruce, Japanese Larch, Scots Pine and Lodgepole pine, and a large number of native species of flora and fauna. The source of the River Lee rises in the hills above the park and flows into Gougane lake. The forest park has 5 km of motor trail and 10 km of hill walks, nature points and vista trails.
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Cork (city)
Cork (Irish: Corcaigh, pronounced [ˈkoɾkɪɟ], from corcach, meaning marsh) is a city in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and in the province of Munster. With a population of 119,230, it is the second largest city in the state and the third most populous on the island of Ireland.
The city is built on the River Lee which divides into two channels at the western end of the city. The city centre is located on the island created by the channels. At the eastern end of the city centre where the channels re-converge, quays and docks along the river banks lead to Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, which is one of the world's largest natural harbours.
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Cork (city)
00:01:17 1 History
00:04:25 2 Climate
00:06:26 3 Culture
00:09:32 3.1 Food
00:10:03 3.2 Accent
00:10:49 4 Media
00:10:58 4.1 Broadcasting
00:12:19 4.2 Print
00:12:58 5 Places of interest
00:17:27 6 Local government and politics
00:19:43 7 Economy
00:19:52 7.1 Retail
00:21:33 7.2 Industry
00:23:16 7.3 Employment
00:23:45 8 Transport
00:23:54 8.1 Air
00:24:27 8.2 Bus
00:25:58 8.3 Harbour and waterways
00:26:36 8.4 Road
00:28:24 8.5 Rail
00:28:32 8.5.1 Railway and tramway heritage
00:30:47 8.5.2 Current routes
00:31:49 9 Education
00:34:12 10 Sport
00:34:28 10.1 Gaelic games
00:35:28 10.2 Association football
00:36:12 10.3 Rugby
00:37:22 10.4 Water sports
00:38:26 10.5 Cricket
00:39:20 10.6 Other sports
00:40:15 11 Twin cities
00:40:38 12 Demographics
00:43:00 12.1 City boundary expansion
00:43:32 13 Notable residents
00:43:42 14 See also
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Cork (; Irish: Corcaigh, pronounced [ˈkoɾkɪɟ], from corcach, meaning marsh) is a city in south-west Ireland, in the province of Munster, which had a population of 125,657 in 2016. It is the third largest city on the island of Ireland, after Dublin and Belfast, and the second largest in the Republic of Ireland.
The city is situated on the River Lee which splits into two channels at the western end and divides the city centre into islands. They reconverge at the eastern end where the quays and docks along the river banks lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, which is one of the largest natural harbours in the world by navigational area.Expanded by Viking invaders around 915, the city's charter was granted by Prince John, as Lord of Ireland, in 1185. Cork city was once fully walled, and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North Main streets.
The city's cognomen of the rebel city originates in its support for the Yorkist cause during the English 15th century Wars of the Roses. Corkonians often refer to the city as the real capital in reference to its role as the centre of forces opposing the Anglo-Irish Treaty during the Irish Civil War.