{{Short description|Locality in County Cork, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use Irish English|date=July 2021}} '''East Cork''' lies in south-west Ireland, in Ireland's largest county, County Cork. The term "East Cork" is used in tourism,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverireland.ie/Places-To-Go/Cork/More-Info/Features/East-Cork |title=East Cork - Discover Ireland |publisher=Discoverireland.ie |accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastcorktourism.com/ |title=East Cork Tourism - Ring of Cork |publisher=Eastcorktourism.com |date= |accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> sporting<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastcorkgaa.com/ |title=East Cork GAA Website, Imokilly Division, Hurling & Football in East Cork |publisher=Eastcorkgaa.com |date= |accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> and other contexts, and is the name given to one of eight municipal districts of Cork County Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.corkcoco.ie/roads-community-services/municipal-districts |title=Cork County Council - Municipal Districts |publisher=Corkcoco.ie |date= |accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref>
East Cork contains one of the world's largest natural harbours, Cork Harbour. Fota Island (including Fota House and Gardens and Fota Wildlife Park) is also east of Cork City, and Fota Island Golf Course hosted the Irish Open golf tournament in 2001.
Towns and "key villages" in the East Cork municipal district of Cork County Council include Midleton, Youghal, Castlemartyr, Cloyne, Killeagh, Whitegate and Aghada.<ref name="coco">{{cite web|url = https://www.corkcoco.ie/your-county-council/how-your-council-works#collapse-5 | title = How your Council Works - East Cork Municipal District | publisher = Corkcoco.ie | accessdate = 2 October 2017 | quote = ''[Council] services are delivered across eight Municipal Districts[. The] Municipal District East Cork [covers] Towns [of] Midleton and Youghal [and] Key Villages [of] Castlemartyr, Cloyne, Killeagh, Whitegate and Aghada''}}</ref> Other smaller villages include Ballynoe, Conna, Ballycotton, Ballymacoda, Dungourney, Ladysbridge, Mogeely, Saleen, and Shanagarry.<ref name="coco"/>
==See also== * West Cork * Cork East (Dáil constituency) * East Cork Early Music Festival
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