Bantry

Bantry, a seaport town in the south-west of County Cork, Ireland, in a cove opposite Whiddy Isle, at the head of Bantry Bay, and 44 miles WSW. of Cork. The chief trade is the export of agricultural produce. A little fishing is carried on. In last century there was an extensive pilchard-fishery here; but the pilchard has now deserted the coast. Many tourists resort to Bantry in summer. Pop. 2921.