- Inchydoney
Inchydoney is a small island long connected to the mainland by two causeways and is located in the tourist area of west
County Cork , Ireland. The nearest town isClonakilty . It hasBlue Flag beach .cite web | title=Inchydoney, West Cork | work=Inchydoney.net | url=http://inchydoney.net/ | accessdate=2007-09-17]History
In
1584 , the island, havingescheat ed to the Crown, was granted by Queen Elizabeth I to the Bishop of Ross. After the Battle of Clonakilty, in1642 , 600 of the Irish forces fled towards the island to take refuge; but with the tide setting in at the time, they were all drowned before they could reach it.References
External links
* [http://www.clonakilty.ie/inchydoney_island.html Inchydoney Island walk]
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