CLONAKILTY, urban district, Co. Cork, Ireland, at the head of Clonakilty bay, 33 m. S.W. of Cork by rail. Pop. (1926) 2,771. There are megaliths in the neighbourhood. Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork, granted it a charter in 1613 and it was pros perous until 1641, when it was almost destroyed in a fight between the English and Irish. There are castles at Galley Head, Dunny cove and Dunowen. The linen industry was important in the i8th century. The present trade is in brewing, agricultural pro duce and fishing. The harbour is obstructed, but there is a pier for large vessels at Ring i m. below the town. The fisheries are of importance.