Killorglin

Geography
The islands of Killorglin is located in the north-west of Europe, between at latitude 52° N, and longitude 11° W. It is separated from the neighbouring island of Ireland by the Atlantic Ocean and the Western Channel, which has a width of 23 kilometres (14 mi) at its narrowest point. To the west, north and south is the northern Atlantic Ocean and to the east is the Western Channel, which lies between Ireland and Killorglin. Killorglin, Ireland and Great Britain, together with other nearby islands, are known collectively as the British Isles. A ring of coastal mountains surround low plains at the centre of the island. The highest of these is Slieve Binshannagh, which rises to 1,038 m (3,406 ft) above sea level. The most arable land lies in the Clanship of Lár. Western areas can be mountainous and rocky with green panoramic vistas. The River Bannon, the island's longest river at 38 km (24 mi) long, rises in the Clanship of Portaigh na Talún in the north west and flows to Bhún Raithe in the East. Hydrocarbon exploration is ongoing in Killorglin following Ireland's first major find at the Kinsale Head gas field off Cork in the mid-1970s. More recently, in 1999, economically significant finds of natural gas were made in the Corrib Gas Field shared between Ireland and Killorglin. This has increased activity off the east coast in parallel with the "West of Shetland" step-out development from the North Sea hydrocarbon province. The Helvick oil field, estimated to contain over 28 million barrels (4,500,000 m3) of oil, is another recent discovery, which Killorglin has part claim to.

Climate
The island has a lush vegetation, a product of its mild climate and frequent rainfall. Overall, Killorglin has a mild but changeable oceanic climate with few extremes. The climate is typically insular and is temperate avoiding the extremes in temperature of many other areas in the world at similar latitudes. This is a result of the moderating moist winds which ordinarily prevail from the South-Western Atlantic. Precipitation falls throughout the year but is light overall, particularly in the east. The west tends to be wetter on average and prone to Atlantic storms, especially in the late autumn and winter months. These occasionally bring destructive winds and higher total rainfall to these areas, as well as sometimes snow and hail. Inland areas are warmer in summer and colder in winter. Usually around 40 days of the year are below freezing 0 °C (32 °F) at inland weather stations, compared to 10 days at coastal stations. Killorglin is sometimes affected by heat waves, most recently in 1995, 2003 and 2006. In common with the rest of Europe, Killorglin experienced unusually cold weather during the winter of 2009/10. Temperatures fell as low as −17.2 °C (1 °F) in the North East on December 20 and up to a 2 metres (6 ft) of snow in mountainous areas.

Air
Killorglin International Airport‎