Editing Clonakilty (section)

{{Short description|Town in County Cork, Ireland}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Clonakilty
|native_name            = {{langx|ga|Cloich na Coillte}}
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|settlement_type        = Town
|image_skyline          = Clonakilty2.jpg
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|image_caption          = The Feagle River passes through Clonakilty
|image_shield           = Clonakilty Coat of Arms.png
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|pushpin_map            = Ireland
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|pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Ireland
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|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = Ireland
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Ireland|County]]
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|subdivision_name1      = [[Munster]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[County Cork]]
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|unit_pref              = Metric
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|area_total_km2         = 3.433
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|population_total       = 5112
|population_as_of       = [[2022 census of Ireland|2022]]
|population_footnotes   = <ref name=cso2022>{{cite web | title = Census Interactive Map – Towns: Clonakilty | url = https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/ima/cop/2022&boundary=C04160V04929&guid=e397bdab-1ee2-4ae9-aff1-116605ce20fc | work = [[2022 census of Ireland|Census 2022]] | publisher = [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|Central Statistics Office]] | access-date = 11 March 2025}}</ref>
|population_density_km2 = auto
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| area_code_type        = [[Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland|Telephone area code]]
| area_code             = +353(0)23
| postal_code_type      = [[Eircode]] routing key
| postal_code           = P85
|timezone               = [[Western European Time|WET]]
|utc_offset             = ±0
|timezone_DST           = [[Irish Standard Time|IST]]
|utc_offset_DST         = +1
|website                = [http://www.clonakilty.ie/ clonakilty.ie]
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|blank_name             = Irish Grid Reference
|blank_info             = {{Oscoor|W381417}}
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'''Clonakilty''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|ɔ:|n|æ|ˌ|k|ɪ|l|t|iː}}; {{Irish place name|Cloich na Coillte|stone (castle) of the woods}}),<ref name="logainm">{{cite web |url=https://www.logainm.ie/9192.aspx |title=Cloich na Coillte/Clonakilty |website=logainm.ie |publisher=Irish Placenames Database |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-date=25 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925001944/https://www.logainm.ie/ga/9192 |url-status=live }}</ref> sometimes shortened to '''Clon''',<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.corkbeo.ie/all-about/clonakilty-1 | website = corkbeo.ie | title = Clonakilty | access-date = 10 December 2021 }}</ref><ref name="pres2013"/> is a town in [[County Cork]], Ireland.  The town is at the head of the tidal Clonakilty Bay. The rural hinterland is used mainly for dairy farming.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.clonakiltyagriculturalcollege.com/dairy.shtml | publisher = Clonakilty Agricultural College | title = Dairy | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050506130609/http://www.clonakiltyagriculturalcollege.com/dairy.shtml |archive-date=6 May 2005 }}</ref> The town's population was 5,112 at the [[2022 census of Ireland|2022 census]].<ref name=cso2022/> The town is a tourism hub in [[West Cork]], and was recognised as the "Best Town in Europe" in 2017, and "Best Place of the Year" in 2017 by the [[Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.southernstar.ie/news/roundup/articles/2017/06/15/4141479-clonakilty-prepares-to-welcome-5000-for-street-feast-and-fun/ | work = Southern Star | title = Clonakilty prepares to welcome 5,000 for street feast and fun | date = 15 June 2017 | access-date = 21 September 2017 | archive-date = 21 September 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170921193832/http://www.southernstar.ie/news/roundup/articles/2017/06/15/4141479-clonakilty-prepares-to-welcome-5000-for-street-feast-and-fun/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://westcorktimes.com/clonakilty-wins-riai-best-place-of-the-year-2017/ |title=Clonakilty wins RIAI 'Best Place of the Year 2017' |publisher=westcorktimes.com |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921194531/https://westcorktimes.com/clonakilty-wins-riai-best-place-of-the-year-2017/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Clonakilty is in the [[Dáil constituency]] of [[Cork South-West (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-West]], which has three seats. Clonakilty became Ireland's first Autism-friendly town in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clonakilty - Autism Friendly Town |url=https://www.clonakilty.ie/autism-friendly-town |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.clonakilty.ie}}</ref>