Kilcrohane

Cill Chrócháin is Irish for the 'church of Crochan'.^[2] Little is known about Crochan except that he is reputed to have lived around the time of Saint Patrick (mid 5th century).^[4] Some believe Crochan was from County Kerry, near Caherdaniel where there are two ruined churches named after him and a village also called Kilcrohane.^[4]

There is a ruined church in the grounds of the cemetery in Kilcrohane, thought to be where Crohan built his cell.^{[citation needed]}

Kilcrohane has a primary school and a church. There is daily transportation to secondary schools in Bantry and public transportation to Allihies via Bantry four times daily.^[5] There is also a community field and hall and a children's playground with a tennis court.

The village has a pub, a café gallery,^[6] three restaurants and a seasonal coffee shop.^{[citation needed]} The local shop is a post office and filling station. There is also a local co-operative shop.^{[citation needed]}

The seaside village of Kilcrohane increases in population in the summer months.^{[citation needed]} There are a number of bed and breakfasts, several self-catering holiday accommodations, and a garage/repair shop which rents bicycles.^[7]

The Alice West Centre, a museum focusing on the life and art of the late English-born artist Alice West, is open during the summer months and is run by the Muintir Bhaire Community Council.^[8] Alice West bequeathed her estate to the community, and the museum displays local artifacts, crafts, and artwork.^[8]

Kilcrohane is base for the Sheep's Head Way walking route. The area also has marked road cycling route.^{[citation needed]}

The pier at Kilcrohane is used for swimming,^[9] and there are a number of private coves along the coast. There is pollock and mackerel in Dunmanus Bay.^[10]

Kilcrohane has a number of festivals throughout the year, including the 'Craic on the Coast' traditional music festival which takes place annually on Easter weekend.^[11] A 'Kilcrohane Carnival' is also held every year on the third week of July (depending on the weather). This carnival features a number of events, races, a track and field event, and fishing competition.^{[citation needed]}

• Patrick Joseph Sullivan (1885–1935), U.S. Senator for Wyoming, was born in the area^[12]
• J. G. Farrell (1935–1979), writer, lived in Kilcrohane^[13]
• Denis O'Donovan (born 1955), senator, is from the area^[14]
• Ralph Fiennes (born 1962), actor, briefly lived here in the 1970s and attended Kilcrohane National School^[10]
• Christy Moore (born 1945), folk singer, had a property here^[15][9]
• Ivor Callely (born 1958), former politician and senator, also has a holiday residence here^[16]

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

• Frank O'Mahony (2000). The Story of Kilcrohane. Litho Press. ASIN B000V0Y6IG.
• Archaeological Inventory of County Cork, Vol 1, West Cork. Office of Public Works. 1992. ISBN 0-7076-0175-4.
• Donal Fitzgerald. "Bantry Historical and Archaeological Society Journal". Townlands. 2: 106–119. ISSN 0791-6612.
• Donald Grant (1974). White Goats and Black Bees (Classics from the Southwest Ireland Series). New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-06522-1.
• Sean Sheehan (2007). Jack's World: Farming on the Sheep's Head Peninsula, 1920–2003. Cork University Press. ISBN 9780955226113.