Clonakilty Visitor Attractions.

Clonakilty is a busy market town located near to several popular seaside resorts such as Inchydoney and Owenahincha.
See fine 19th century mill buildings that have been nicely adapted for modern use and now house the town library and County Council offices. Nearby, a small disused Presbyterian Church has been put to service as the post office!

Local planning authorities have encouraged the use of traditional hand painted signs with a special emphasis on the Irish language on business premises in the town. Also the fine status of a pikeman. For a town of its size, the Roman Catholic Church is impressive with fine glass and mosaics.

Above : Clonakilty Catholic Church and Local Post Office.

A model railway village has been developed and includes a reproduction of the West Cork Railway and industrial development in the area during the period of World War II. 

Michael Collins, one of the great heroes of the 1916-1922 period, was born at Woodfield, near here. He was General of the Free State Army, and his dynamic and powerful personality made him a legend in his own lifetime. The small West Cork Museum in Clonakilty has many mementos of the hero. The memorial to him at Sam's Cross was unveiled by General Tom Barry, himself a prominent figure in the Republican Movement.

Above : Water Wheel, Michael Collins Statue, Local Model Railway Village.

Clonakilty town has a vibrant local community and always features highly in the national Tidy Towns competition.

Check out : http://www.clonakilty.ie/index.php/site09visitors/cats/C30/ for a whole range of diverse activities available to all vistors to Clonakilty!

From Clonakilty westwards the coast becomes bolder and more rugged with the sea carving deep inlets and bays as it rolls in from the Atlantic.

Above : Nearby Rosscarbery Beach.

Clonakilty Bed and Breakfast