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| | Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland by Clonakilty.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | Clonakilty is surrounded by hilly country primarily under dairy farming, the region having an impressive dairy yield. |
 | | Clonakilty has approximately 10,000 permanent inhabitants (Central Statistics Office, 2002), Many tourists, particularly from the United Kingdom and the United States, are attracted to Clonakilty during the summer months, and the population of the town can swell by as much as 2,000. |
 | | The Clonakilty area is notable as the birthplace of Michael Collins, leader of the IRA and later the Free State movement, which campaigned for independence from the United Kingdom around 1900-1921. |
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