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Bantry (Beanntraí, dwelling place of Beann's people) is a village at the head of Bantry Bay in County Cork in southwest Ireland. In 2016 it had a population of 2722.
The southwest coast of Cork is divided into three peninsulas, like claws on the foot of Ireland. Bantry is at the base of the middle peninsula, Sheep's Head, but with roads leading to all three. It has good visitor amenities and is the obvious base for exploring all of them. For convenience, Sheep's Head is described in detail here. Beara peninsula to the north is described under Glengarriff and Castletownbere, while the southern peninsula of Mizen Head is described under Skibbereen and Schull.
Bantry (Irish: Beanntraí, meaning '(place of) Beann's people') is a town in the civil parish of Kilmocomoge in the barony of Bantry on the southwest coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies in West Cork at the head of Bantry Bay, a deep-water gulf extending for 30 km (19 mi) to the west. The Beara Peninsula is to the northwest, with Sheep's Head peninsula to the southwest.
The focus of the town is a large square, formed partly by infilling of the shallow inner harbour. In former times, this accommodated regular cattle fairs, after modernising as an urban plaza, it now features a weekly market and occasional public functions. Two piers protect the harbour.
Bantry is in the Cork South-West Dáil constituency, which elects three members of Dáil Éireann (the national parliament).