Leap, County Cork Explained

Leap
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Cork
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:257
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.5809°N -9.1434°W

Leap (; or An Léim)[2] [3] is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated at the north end of Glandore harbour, several miles inland from the seacoast. It is on the N71 road which runs through West Cork from Cork city. The village is in the parish of Kilmacabea which also includes Glandore village.[4] [3]

Name and history

The Irish name of the village, Léim Uí Dhonnabháin, means "O'Donovan's Leap" and is reputedly derived from the story of a chieftain called O'Donovan, who was pursued by English soldiers, but escaped them by jumping across a ravine on the western side of the village.[3]

In 1684, Jeremiah O'Donovan (MP Baltimore), Lord of Clan Loughlin, obtained letters patent from Charles II of England. His extensive landholdings in the surrounding countryside were erected into the Manor of O'Donovan's Leap, or the Manor of the Leap.

Amenities

The village has four bars (of which two serve food and one which is a music venue) and a fast food diner. Connolly's of Leap has been a bar since 1810. The local Anglican community is serviced by Leap Church. The village also has a furniture and hardware store, a petrol station/shop and a hairdresser and a beauty salon.[5]

An amenity park was opened in 2021.[6] [7]

There are bus services to Skibbereen and Cork city.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Leap . Central Statistics Office . Census 2016 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Database of Ireland. An Léim / Leap . 15 September 2012.
  3. Web site: About - History - Beyond the Leap / Beyond the Law . Leap Village . leapvillage.ie . 2 July 2021 .
  4. Web site: Kilmacabea Parish. 15 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702130105/http://www.corkandross.org/parishes.jsp?parishID=38. 2 July 2012.
  5. Web site: About - Venues . Leap Village . leapvillage.ie . 2 July 2021 .
  6. Web site: Leap amenity park unveiled . www.southernstar.ie . 30 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Taoiseach opens Leap's new community park . www.southernstar.ie . 30 August 2022.