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Bere Island

Bere Island or Bear Island is an island in Bantry Bay off the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It spans roughly 10 km x 3 km, with an area of 17.68 km² and, as of the 2022 census, had a population of 218 people.

Location: Bantry Bay
Population: 218 (2022)
Area: 17.68 km² (6.83 sq mi)
Length: 10.1 km (6.28 mi)
Width: 2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Highest elevation: 270 m (890 ft)
Highest point: Knockanallig

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Beara Peninsula

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Derreen Gardens

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Gardens

Lough Currane

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Lakes

Uragh Wood

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Healy Pass

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Mountain Biking

Irish Fairy Trails

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Staigue Stone Fort

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Derrynane House

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Ring of Beara

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Derrynane Beach

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Dursey Island

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Charlie Chaplin Statue

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Uragh Stone Circle

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Loher stone fort

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Mick O'Dwyer Statue

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