Back Illa de Bere Catalan Bear Island (pulo sa Irland) CEB Insulo Béarra Esperanto Bere uhartea Basque Île de Bere French An tOileán Mór (Béarra) Irish Bere Island NN Bere Polish Bear Island (ö i Irland) Swedish
Native name: An tOileán Mór Oiléan Béarra | |
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 A map of Bere Island within Ireland | |
  Bere / Bear The location of Bere Island in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bantry Bay |
| Coordinates | 51°38′N 9°53′W / 51.633°N 9.883°W |
| Area | 17.68 km2 (6.83 sq mi) |
| Length | 10.1 km (6.28 mi) |
| Width | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Highest point | Knockanallig |
| Administration | |
| County | County Cork |
| Largest settlement | Rerrin |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 218 (2022)[1] |
| Ethnic groups | Irish |
Bere Island or Bear Island (Irish: Oiléan Béarra, although officially called An tOileán Mór meaning "the big island")[2] is an island in Bantry Bay off the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It spans roughly 10 km x 3 km, with an area of 17.68 km2 and,[3][4] as of the 2022 census, had a population of 218 people.[1]
Legend says that the island was named by a 2nd-century king of Munster, Mogh Nuadat, in honour of his wife, Beara, the daughter of Heber Mór, King of Castile.
- ^ a b Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. April 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "An tOileán Mór / Bear Island". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Gunning to live in an artist's retreat on Bere Island?". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Get To Know Bere Island". BereIsland.net. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008.