Leap, County Cork

Village in County Cork, Ireland

Village in Munster, Ireland

Leap

Irish: Léim Uí Dhonnabháin

Village

Pubs in Leap village

Leap

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 51°34′51.28″N 09°08′36.31″W﻿ / ﻿51.5809111°N 9.1434194°W﻿ / 51.5809111; -9.1434194
Country| Ireland
Province| Munster
County| County Cork
Population

(2022)[1]

| 167
Time zone| UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Leap (/ˈlɛp/; Irish: Léim Uí Dhonnabháin 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

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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.[citation needed]

## Amenities

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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.[citation needed] 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

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* List of towns and villages in Ireland

## References

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1. ^ "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Leap". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
2. ^ "An Léim / Leap". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
3. ^ a b c "About - History - Beyond the Leap / Beyond the Law". leapvillage.ie. Leap Village. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
4. ^ "Kilmacabea Parish". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
5. ^ "About - Venues". leapvillage.ie. Leap Village. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
6. ^ "Leap amenity park unveiled". www.southernstar.ie. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
7. ^ "Taoiseach opens Leap's new community park". www.southernstar.ie. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

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