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Rosscarbery () is a village and census town in County Cork, Ireland. The village is on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay. Rosscarbery is in the Cork South-West (Dáil Éireann) constituency, which has three seats.

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Place details

Region
Munster
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
534

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Rosscarbery
Settlement.native_name_lang
ga
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Rosscarbery Cork - Keep drinking the stout (geograph 4955168).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Exterior of pub in Rosscarbery
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Munster
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
County Cork
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Clonakilty
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2022

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North Square, Ross Carbery in 1985 - geograph.org.uk - 2841818.jpg
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Commons category
Rosscarbery
native label
Ros Ó gCairbre
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15 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Religion
  • Places of interest
  • Square
  • Beaches
  • Estuary
  • Antiquities
  • Transport
  • Sport
  • People
  • Annalistic references
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Rosscarbery () is a village and census town in County Cork, Ireland. The village is on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay. Rosscarbery is in the Cork South-West (Dáil Éireann) constituency, which has three seats.

==History== The area has been inhabited since at least the Neolithic period, as evidenced by several Neolithic sites such as portal dolmens. The area is also home to a number of Bronze Age remains, including a number of stone circles and ring forts. There are two inscribed stones in Burgatia, and several (later) holy wells nearby.

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