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WATCH: A day trip to Sherkin Island shows the variety of life in West Cork

September 12th, 2024 6:30 AM

By Jackie Keogh

WATCH: A day trip to Sherkin Island shows the variety of life in West Cork Image
Sherkin House is now home to a Ukrainian community who have been widely welcomed by islanders.

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A RECENT day-trip to Sherkin Island by Southern Star reporter Jackie Keogh proved memorable.

It began with an encounter with a trans-Atlantic record-breaking rower, a visit to a former hotel that 54 Ukrainians now call home, a sumptuous steak sandwich at Sherkin's newest eatery, and a visit to the Alk, West Cork's answer to Jacques Cousteau's Calypso.

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