Bear
Bear (or Bere) is the westernmost barony in the West Riding of County Cork. It comprises the western tip and southern part of the eponymous Beara peninsula, the north of which is part of the County Kerry barony of Glanarought. The barony of Bear is bounded by Glanarought to the north, the Cork barony of Bantry to the north-east, Bantry Bay to the south, and the Kenmare River to the north-west.[1]
Subdivisions and features
The barony includes the whole of three civil parishes (Kilcatherine, Killaconenagh, Kilnamanagh) and part of a fourth (Kilcaskan).[1][2] It includes the town of Castletownbere and settlements of Allihies, Eyeries, Ardgroom, Adrigole, Garinish, Glengarriff, Urhin, Rerrin, Rossmackowen, and Trafrask.[3] Natural features include Hungry Hill,[4] Dursey Island off the west end of the peninsula, and Bere Island opposite Castletownbere.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bere". The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication as Existing in 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831. Vol.1: A-C. A. Fullarton. 1846. pp. 250–1. https://archive.org/stream/parliamentaryga00unkngoog#page/n434/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Bear: subunits: civil parishes". Placenames Database of Ireland. http://www.logainm.ie/Children.aspx?parentID=38&typeID=PAR. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bear: subunits: population centres". Placenames Database of Ireland. http://www.logainm.ie/Children.aspx?parentID=38&typeID=ID. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bear: subunits: hills". Placenames Database of Ireland. http://www.logainm.ie/Children.aspx?parentID=38&typeID=CN. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bear: subunits: islands and archipelagos". Placenames Database of Ireland. http://www.logainm.ie/Children.aspx?parentID=38&typeID=OIL. Retrieved 28 March 2014.