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The Skibbereen estate — Liss Ard — was bought on behalf of the Swiss government as a Cold War bolt hole.

Many years ago, long before the town’s Olympic stars were born much less sat in a boat, a Skibbereen estate — Liss Ard — was bought on behalf of the Swiss government as a Cold War bolt hole. 

The story provoked some amusement and an unspoken sense of pride that at least one of the charms of west Cork, its connected remoteness, had been internationally recognised.