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Kinsale
A colourful harbour town of gourmet restaurants and yachts, gateway to the start of the Wild Atlantic Way.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Munster, Ireland · Europe
Whitegate is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cobh, 26km from Blarney Castle.
Whitegate is a town located in Munster, Ireland. With a population of 1,154, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Whitegate sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Whitegate to your route.
Whitegate (Irish: an Geata Bán) is a small village in East Cork on the eastern shore of Cork Harbour in County Cork, Ireland. It lies within the townlands of Ballincarroonig and Corkbeg. Whitegate is within the Cork East Dáil constituency.
The ruins of a 14th-century or 15th-century church lie in the grounds ofRead more
Corkbeg churchyard close to Whitegate village. The current Church of Ireland parish church was built within the same churchyard in 1881.
Once a fishing port and known for lace-making, during the 20th-century Whitegate became the location for Ireland's only oil refinery. This facility, Whitegate refinery, was built on Corkbeg Island on one side of Whitegate Bay and has been owned by Irving Oil since 2016. Aghada Power Generating plant lies on the other side of the bay.
The writer William Wall grew up here, though his home, then vacant, was destroyed in a fire in 2008 in a suspected arson attack. Trabolgan Holiday Village is located nearby.
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Whitegate is located in Munster, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 51.8306 latitude, -8.2297 longitude.
Whitegate has a population of approximately 1,154 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
A colourful harbour town of gourmet restaurants and yachts, gateway to the start of the Wild Atlantic Way.
25 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Medieval stronghold famous for the Blarney Stone, which legend says grants the gift of eloquence to all who kiss it while leaning backwards.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A slender headland with a lighthouse and clifftop views where the Lusitania sank offshore in 1915.
33 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
V-shaped hairpin pass on the R668 climbing to 610m through the Knockmealdown Gap between Clogheen and Lismore, ablaze with rhododendron in late May. Overlooks Bay Lough and the Golden Vale patchwork below.
52 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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