WEST CORK in Ireland, is a place of spectacular scenery, mountains, valleys, rugged coastline, golden beaches, beautiful islands and the friendliest people in the world

WEST CORK is situated on the south-west coast of Ireland between Kinsale and Ardgroom,  in the largest county in Ireland

FAMOUS WEST CORK SURNAMES                   

West Cork is the ancestral home of many distinguished Irish family names including McCARTHY, O'DONOVAN, O'DRISCOLL, O'LEARY, O'MAHONY and O'SULLIVAN.

Other well known family surnames with roots in WEST CORK include Bohane, Cadogan, Cahalane, Calnan, Caverly, Coakley, Collins, Connolly, Cotter, Cottom, Coughlan, Crowley, Daly, Deasy, Hegarty, Hodnett, Holland, Houlihan, Hourihane, Hurley, Jennings, Keohane, Kingston, Leonard, Levis, Minihane, Murphy, O'Callaghan, O'Keeffe, O'Regan, Ronan, Roycroft, Salter, Shanahan, Sheehan, Sheehy, Swanton, Sweetnam, Townshend, Walsh, Whelton, Whooley and many more.