Goleen

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Goleen (An Gólín in Irish) is a small rural village in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, on the south-western tip of Ireland. Farming is the main occupation of its inhabitants with small numbers engaged in fishing. The village has four pubs, four shops, a petrol station and a number of restaurants.

The village has both a Roman Catholic chapel and a smaller Church of Ireland chapel situated just outside the village. The village of Goleen is located towards the south-western end of the Mizen Peninsula, in West Cork. This area is a noted area of outstanding natural beauty. Mizen head on the Mizen peninsula, often claimed to be the most southerly point on the island of Ireland, is in fact its most southwesterly point. The distinction of being Ireland's most southerly point belongs to nearby Brow head, from where Guglielmo Marconi experimented with transatlantic radio signals at the beginning of the 20th century.