Leap, County Cork
| Leap Irish: Léim Uí Dhonnabháin | |
| County Cork | |
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.jpg) Pubs in Leap village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W208371 |
| Location: | 51°34’51"N, 9°8’36"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 257 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
Leap is a village in County Cork, situated at the north end of Glandore Harbour, several miles inland from the seacoast. Leap is located on the N71 national secondary road which runs through the west of the county from Cork. It is in the parish of Kilmacabea which also includes Glandore village.
Name and history
The Irish name of the village, Léim Uí Dhonnabháin, means "O'Donovan's Leap" and is reputedly derived from the story of a chieftain called O'Donovan, who was pursued by English soldiers, but escaped them by jumping across a ravine on the western side of the village.[1]
In 1684, Jeremiah O'Donovan (MP Baltimore), Lord of Clan Loughlin, obtained letters patent from King Charles II. His extensive landholdings in the surrounding countryside were erected into the Manor of O'Donovan's Leap, or the Manor of the Leap.
Amenities
The village has four bars (of which two serve food and one which is a music venue) and a fast food diner. Connolly's of Leap has been a bar since 1810. The village also has a furniture and hardware store, a petrol station/shop and a hairdresser and a beauty salon.[2]
References
- ↑ Leap Village: About - History - Beyond the Leap / Beyond the Law
- ↑ "About - Venues". Leap Village. http://leapvillage.ie/history/. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- An Léim / Leap: Placenames Database of Ireland
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