Notable
The area is notable for having been linked together by the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway, which began in Cork City, travelled across the county, with branches to Clonakilty (junction at Gaggin) and Skibbereen (junction at Drimoleague), before terminating at Bantry. The closure of the railway is still a grievance for many in the area. The narrow gauge Schull and Skibbereen Railway closed in 1947. Nowadays the main infrastructural backbone is provided by the N71 and R586 routes.
Other towns in West Cork include Bantry, Dunmanway, Skibbereen, Ballydehob, Castletownbere and Macroom (perhaps the most northern area described as West Cork).
A large part of the area is contained within both the Catholic and Church of Ireland Dioceses of Ross. These Dioceses no longer exist separately but are part of the larger Dioceses Cork & Ross (& Cloyne in the case of Church of Ireland).
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