- Goleen
Goleen ("An Góilín" in Irish) is a small rural
village inCounty Cork on the south-western tip of Ireland. Farming and construction work are the main occupations of the local people. Many are involved with some aspect of the tourist business, looking after some of the many holiday homes which surround the village. The village has fourpubs , four shops, apetrol station and a fast-food restaurant.Goleen is located towards the south-western end of theMizen Peninsula, inWest Cork . The land surrounding the village is of poor quality for farming, being hilly and rocky with limited soil cover. The village has a largeRoman Catholic chapel; there is a smallerChurch of Ireland church situated just outside the village but this has now been deconsecrated and is the site for a sail-maker. It is the summer residencce of well known accountant John Byrne.Mizen Head, at the southern tip of the Mizen peninsula, about five miles from the village, is often claimed to be the most southerly point on the island of Ireland, but is in fact the country's most southwesterly point. The distinction of being Ireland's most southerly point belongs to nearby
Brow Head , from whereGuglielmo Marconi experimented with transatlantic radio signals at the beginning of the 20th century.ee also
*List of towns and villages in Ireland
External links
* Cork Ancestors Website, [http://www.corkancestors.com/Goleen.htm]
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