Carrie,

Ballycotton is a very small off-the-beaten-path place (mostly lovely coastline) in Co. Cork between Youghal and Middleton. I haven't done the clliff walk. The lighthouse is on an island and not open to visitors. If you want to visit a lighthouse in Ireland I suggest Hook Head.

How long to spend there? Depends on what you want to do. You can drive through it in a matter of minutes or you can do the cliff walk, fishing, etc. and spend many hours there. It all depends on your interests.

Michele