Fota Island
Native name: Oileán Fhóta | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Cork Harbour |
| Coordinates | 51°53′57″N 8°17′54″W / 51.89917°N 8.29833°W |
| Administration | |
| County | County Cork |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Irish |
Fota (statutory spelling Foaty; Irish: Fóite) is an island in Cork Harbour, County Cork, Ireland, just north of the larger island of Great Island. It is the home of Fota Wildlife Park—the only such zoo or animal park (besides Dublin Zoo) in the country—, the historical Fota House and Gardens, and the Fota Island Golf Club and Resort. The island comprises two townlands, both called Foaty; one is located in the civil parish of Clonmel (the western half of Great Island) and the other in Carrigtohill civil parish (on the mainland).