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Goleen An Góilín | |
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  Goleen Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:51°29′42″N09°42′41″W / 51.49500°N 9.71139°W /51.49500; -9.71139 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| District | Schull |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
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Goleen (Irish:An Góilín)[1] is a small rural village inCounty Cork on the south-western tip ofIreland. Farming, tourism and construction work are among the main occupations of the local people.
Goleen is located towards the south-western end of theMizen Peninsula, inWest Cork. The land surrounding the village is unsuitable for farming, being hilly and rocky with limited soil cover.
Mizen Head, at the southern tip of the Mizen peninsula, about five miles from the village, is often claimed to be the most southerly point on the island of Ireland, but is in fact the country's most southwesterly point. The distinction of being Ireland's most southerly point belongs to nearbyBrow Head, from whereGuglielmo Marconi experimented with transatlantic radio signals at the beginning of the 20th century.
The village has fourpubs, a small shop, and apetrol station.
The town also has a community pitch on which locals play Gaelic football and soccer. In the sports hall beside the pitch is a table tennis club.[citation needed]
The village has a largeRoman Catholic church; there is a smallerChurch of Ireland church situated just outside the village but this has been deconsecrated and is the site for a sail-maker.
In 1852, shortly after thefamine, the parish priest John Foley started to build a new parish church with the help of donations by Irish emigrants.[2] The church was erected in theNeo-Gothic style with a cruciformaisleless ground plan, four bays, and a triplet window in the chancel behind the high altar. Bishop William Delaney of thediocese of Cork consecrated the church on 11 October 1854.[3]
Bus Éireann run the 237 bus service fromCork City to Goleen.
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