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Things to do, Attractions & Events
Gougane Barra – “St Finbarr’s Hollow” – on the island in the lake, was the site on which St. Finbarr the patron saint of Cork, founded his monastery. The present chapel, in Irish Romanesque style, was built about the year 1900 on the island which is now linked to the mainland by a short causeway. The lake at Gougane Barra is fed from the wild fountains of the surrounding hills to become the head waters of the River Lee.
The poet Callanan begins his haunting verse with the words:
There is a green island in lone Gougane Barra
Where allua of song rushes forth as an arrow
In deep valleyed Desmond a thousand wild fountains
Come down to that lake from their home in the mountains
Where allua of song rushes forth as an arrow
In deep valleyed Desmond a thousand wild fountains
Come down to that lake from their home in the mountains
Opposite the island is the tiny graveyard of Gougane Barra and here lay the remains of the Tailor and Ansty of Eric Crosse’s once controversial book The Tailor and Ansty.
- Walking in Gougane Barra
- Events in West Cork
- Attractions in West Cork
- Touring around West Cork
- Fishing in Gougane Barra
Activities near Gougane Barra Hotel, in Cork and Kerry,
please consult this brochure:
Gougane Barra Hotel, Gougane Barra, Ballingeary, Macroom, West Cork, Ireland.
Phone : +353 (0)26 47069 Fax: +353 26 47069 E-mail: info@gouganebarrahotel.com
Phone : +353 (0)26 47069 Fax: +353 26 47069 E-mail: info@gouganebarrahotel.com
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