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'''Sherkin Island''' lies southwest of [[County Cork]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. It has a population of fewer than 100 people and is known for its [[fifteenth century]] [[Franciscan]] [[friary]]. Ferries sail from Sherkin to [[Schull]] and [[Baltimore, County Cork|Baltimore]] on the mainland.
'''Sherkin Island''' lies southwest of [[County Cork]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. It has a population of fewer than 100 people and is known for its [[fifteenth century]] [[Franciscan]] [[friary]]. Ferries sail from Sherkin to [[Schull]] and [[Baltimore, County Cork|Baltimore]] on the mainland.


==Archaeology of Sherkin Island==
==Archeology of Sherkin Island==
* Medieval post 1200 A.D. O'Mahony Castle
* Medieval post 1200 A.D. O'Mahony Castle
* Promontory Fort Celtic Iron Age 600 B.C. - 400 A.D.
* Promontory Fort Celtic Iron Age 600 B.C. - 400 A.D.

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Sherkin Island lies southwest of County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. It has a population of fewer than 100 people and is known for its fifteenth century Franciscan friary. Ferries sail from Sherkin to Schull and Baltimore on the mainland.

Archeology of Sherkin Island

  • Medieval post 1200 A.D. O'Mahony Castle
  • Promontory Fort Celtic Iron Age 600 B.C. - 400 A.D.
  • Franciscan friary Medieval post 1200 A.D.
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Islands of Roaringwater Bay and
Long Island Bay

51°29′N 9°26′W / 51.483°N 9.433°W / 51.483; -9.433