Skibbereen
Skibbereen
Irish: An Sciobairín | |
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Town | |
New Bridge over the River Ilen | |
| Motto: Quod petis hic est | |
| Coordinates: 51°32′55″N 9°15′49″W / 51.5486°N 9.2636°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population (2022) | 2,903 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | P81 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)28 |
| Irish Grid Reference | W119334 |
| Website | www |
Skibbereen (/ˌskɪbəˈriːn/; Irish: An Sciobairín) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in West Cork on the N71 national secondary road. The River Ilen runs through the town; it reaches the sea about 12 kilometres away, at the seaside village of Baltimore. Located in a tourist area, Tragumna beach is nearby.
The town of Skibbereen, sometimes shortened to "Skibb", is in the Cork South-West Dáil constituency, which has three seats. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 2,903.