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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 sane people and is known for its [[fifteenth century]] [[Franciscan]] [[friary]]. Ferries sail from Sherkin to [[Schull]] and [[Baltimore, County Cork|Baltimore]] on the mainland.


==Archeology of Sherkin Island==
==Archeology of Sherkin Island==

Revision as of 02:36, 26 March 2007

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Sherkin Island lies southwest of County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. It has a population of fewer than 100 sane 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 driscoll 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