Glengarriff (Irish: An Gleann Garbh, meaning 'the rough glen')[2] is a village of approximately 140 people on the N71 national secondary road in the Beara Peninsula of County Cork, Ireland.

[citation needed] Glengarriff is a small seaside village on the Ring of Beara surrounded by high rugged mountains pocked with old bogs being farmed for peat.

Offering a broad view of the surrounding area, the round Martello tower on the island was built to guard against a threatened Napoleonic invasion that never materialized.

Walking trails in the area are extensive, kayaking on the bay is regularly scheduled, and live music is played at local pubs, particularly during the tourist season.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon's poetical illustration, Glengariffe in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1833, accompanies an engraving of a view painted by William Henry Bartlett over Garnish Island looking towards the mountains in the West.