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East Cork lies in south-west Ireland, in Ireland's largest county, County Cork. The term "East Cork" is used in tourism, [1] [2] sporting [3] and other contexts, and is the name given to one of eight municipal districts of Cork County Council. [4]

East Cork contains one of the world's largest natural harbours, Cork Harbour. Fota Island (including Fota House and Gardens and Fota Wildlife Park) is also east of Cork City, and Fota Island Golf Course hosted the Irish Open golf tournament in 2001.

Towns and "key villages" in the East Cork municipal district of Cork County Council include Midleton, Youghal, Castlemartyr, Cloyne, Killeagh, Whitegate and Aghada. [5] Other smaller villages include Ballycotton, Ballymacoda, Dungourney, Ladysbridge, Mogeely, Saleen, and Shanagarry. [5]

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References

  1. "East Cork - Discover Ireland". Discoverireland.ie. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. "East Cork Tourism - Ring of Cork". Eastcorktourism.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. "East Cork GAA Website, Imokilly Division, Hurling & Football in East Cork". Eastcorkgaa.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. "Cork County Council - Municipal Districts". Corkcoco.ie. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 "How your Council Works - East Cork Municipal District". Corkcoco.ie. Retrieved 2 October 2017. [Council] services are delivered across eight Municipal Districts[. The] Municipal District East Cork [covers] Towns [of] Midleton and Youghal [and] Key Villages [of] Castlemartyr, Cloyne, Killeagh, Whitegate and Aghada

Coordinates: 51°50′N8°18′W / 51.833°N 8.300°W / 51.833; -8.300