Michel Houellebecq exiled himself on Bere Island in the early 2000’s after receiving threats in his native France. He lived in ‘The White House’ near the West End. There is speculation that the island motives in some of his works written after his sejour (Lanzarote; La possibilite d’une isle) were inspired by Bere Island, but he has never spoken out on that.
Bere Island (Irish: Oiléan Béarra, meaning “bear island”, although officially called An tOileán Mór meaning “the big island”) is an island off the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It is roughly 10 km x 3 km in dimension, with an area of 17.68 km², and, Read more…
The licensed car / passenger ferry ” Ikom K ” operates a daily car ferry service from the Pontoon to Bere Island, which is located off Castletownbere in Bantry Bay in the south west corner Read more…
A beacon to mark the western entrance to Castletownbere was first recommended in 1847 by the Admiralty. It was agreed to build a beacon tower on the west point of Bere Island (Ardnakinna). Construction took Read more…