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Introducing Bantry
Vast Bantry Bay, framed by the craggy Caha Mountains, has an epic quality that you can’t help but marvel at. The town’s past is one of mixed fortunes: poverty and mass emigration were followed by unexpected prosperity when Gulf Oil built an oil terminal on Whiddy Island. A second source of riches also comes from the bay: you’ll see Bantry oysters and mussels on menus throughout County Cork.
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The town narrowly missed a place in history during the late 18th century, when storms prevented a French fleet landing to join the United Irishmen’s rebellion. A local Englishman, Richard White, was rewarded with a peerage for alerting the British military in Cork. His grand home is now the town’s main attraction.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
