Bandon, Cork seeks reconnection with younger sister Bandon, Oregon

Cork town would like to increase links with area of outstanding natural beauty on Pacific coast of the US

Port Orford Heads State Park near Bandon, Oregon. Pic: Gary Hayes for TravelOregon

With breathtaking scenery, lush golf courses, world-class cranberries, and the label of one of the coolest small towns in America, it's little wonder Bandon in Cork wishes to reconnect with its younger sister on the US west coast.

Bandon in the northwestern state of Oregon was named after its Cork counterpart by George Bennett, the formidable Cork historian who went to the US west coast in the summer of 1873 on the recommendation of a childhood friend.