Leap, County Cork

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Leap (Leim Ui Dhonnabhain in Irish) is a village in County Cork in Ireland. Its full Irish name means "O'Donovan's Leap" and is derived from the story of a chieftain called O'Donovan, who was pursued by English soldiers, but escaped them by jumping across a ravine at the bottom of the village. The name is pronounced "lepp" and not "leep."

Leap is located on the main west cork road (N71) which runs through West cork from Cork city (one hour drive away). It is in the parish of Kilmacabea which also includes Glandore village.

In the village itself it currently has 5 bars, of which 2 serve food and one is a music venue, furniture & hardware stores, a petrol station/post office/shop, and 2 other shops. There is also a gaelic football pitch at the bottom of the village.

It is used as a base for travelling around West cork and for sampling local tourist attractions including horse riding, various water sports, walking, golfing etc. nearby (30min) villages/towns are Skibbereen, Baltimore, Castletownshend, Union Hall, Glandore, Rosscarbery, Drinagh and Clonakilty.