Ireland, land of the welcomes, invites you to County Cork

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It is pronounced 'Lep' and the name refers to a great leap performed by a legendary character called Donovan across the narrow gorge almost obscured nowadays by the modern road. In older days the territory west of Leap was regarded as bandit country. 'Beyond the Leap, beyond the Law' was the saying.

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Activity Centres , Angling , Bed & Breakfasts , Boat Hire , Festivals and Fairs , Pubs , Self Catering

321. Liscarroll

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Castles (Historical) , Self Catering

322. Macroom

Macroom is an important marketing centre in the picturesque valley of the Sullane River. On market days the visitor will hear Irish spoken as the vernacular and see the quaint hooded cloaks worn by women of the older generation.

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Angling , Banks , Bed & Breakfasts , Boat Hire , Book Shops , Bus Hire / Services , Farmhouses , Festivals and Fairs , Galleries , Golf , Guest Houses , Hotels , Open Farms , Pubs , Restaurants , Self Catering , Taxi Services , Tourist Attractions , Town Information

323. Mallow

Mallow, on the River Blackwater 22 miles (35 km) north of Cork city, is a sugar-manufacturing centre in the middle of a rich agricultural region. Mallow is well known as an angling and hunting centre; there is also a race-course and golf (18).

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Antiques , Banks , Bed & Breakfasts , Book Shops , Bus Hire / Services , Castles (Historical) , Conference Centres , Golf , Guest Houses , Historic Hotels , Horse Racing , Hotels , Mountaineering , Nightclubs , Pitch & Putt , Pubs , Railway Museums , Restaurants , Self Catering , Snooker , Taxi Services