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Cork

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719,1504,106

Kinsale

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200,362,22

Cobh

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90,195,6

Blarney

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82,224,13

Blarney Castle

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56,196,0

Bantry

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17,32,6

Youghal

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15,26,6

Clonakilty

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18,37,11

Skibbereen

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13,41,5

Baltimore

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9,29,3

Dursey Island

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5,9,0

Macroom

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16,16,5

Midleton

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5,8,6

Ballydehob

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4,10,0

Skull

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2,3,0

Sherkin Island

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2,11,0

Mallow

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2,2,3

Glengarriff

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7,22,4

Allihies

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11,47,0

Shanagarry

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3,4,2

Glounthaune

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1,5,0

Crosshaven

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3,3,0

Ballingeary

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1,0,1

Kealkill

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1,8,0

Ballinhassig

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2,2,0

Ardgroom

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1,3,0

Bandon

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8,11,1

Douglas

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1,0,2

Carrigaline

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1,3,0

Buttevant

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1,1,0

Kanturk

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2,4,0

Lough Allua

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1,2,0

Myrtleville

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Timoleague

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1,5,0

Castlemartyr

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0,0,2

Ballycotton

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1,1,1

Pro

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  Cobh is one of the most colourful places I saw. Great shopping in Cork. 


Con

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  It's so flippin long to get there (5 hours from Dublin on a good day). It's pretty quiet during the winter.... 


In a nutshell

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  ThepeoplesrepublicofCork-an internet site and a way of life 

 

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Cork  

Blarney Castle

Blarney Castle, Cork

 30 Reviews  We weren't actually going to visit this castle, as we are 'over' queueing and really didn't think we wanted to do the tourist thing. Sooooo glad we did. We were there at 9am when it opened and were... 

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St Finbar's Cathedral

St Finbar's Cathedral, Cork

 18 Reviews  Summer Opening Times Monday-Saturday 9:30-17:30 Sunday 12:30 - 17:00 Winter Opening Times Monday-Saturday 10:00 - 12:45 14:00 - 17:00 (Closed Bank Holidays) Admission Adult €3.00 Under 18... 

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Buses

Buses, Cork

 12 Reviews  Bus Eireann coaches will take you not only around the city but also to many places all over Ireland. The fares are lower than on trains and you can get special tourist rates. You can get the Open Road... 

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Live Music

Live Music, Cork

 7 Reviews  An Crúiscín Lán is a nice pub at the centre of Cork with lots of live music- normally there will be bands playing every night from Wednesday to Saturday. But beware: we’re not talking about... 

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City Walks, Shopping, and Towns Worth Visiting

City Walks, Shopping, and Towns Worth Visiting, Cork

 22 Reviews  Cork is not too big a city,its suberbs do stretch out a bit but the city centre is small enough being about 1.5 mile squared. there are some interesting buildings in the city centre but most of the... 

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English Market

English Market, Cork

 11 Reviews  The market has existed on this site since 1610 but the present building dates back to 1786. Refurbished after a fire in 1980, it is a great place for the world gourmets, who will find here anything... 

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Blarney Castle

Blarney Castle, Cork

 10 Reviews  Blarney Castle - yes I know I have photos of it in my travelogue but really unless you get excited at the thought of hanging upside down 300 feet up just to kiss a big stone then give it a... 

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Fitzgerald's Vienna Woods Hotel

 1 Review and 172 Opinions

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Kinsale  

Charles' Fort

Charles' Fort, Kinsale

 9 Reviews  Even though it was raining I enjoyed my visit to the fort and the walk to it from the centre of Kinsale. It is run by the OPW and it is 3 Euro 70 to enter. The best thing about our visit was the free... 

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Old Head of Kinsale

Old Head of Kinsale, Kinsale

 2 Reviews  This is one of my favourite places in County Cork, this windswept rocky promontory reaching out into the ocean. There is a lighthouse at the end of it but you can't get to it - the road ends with a... 

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Garretstown and the Old head of Kinsale.

Garretstown and the Old head of Kinsale., Kinsale

 3 Reviews  On our way from the Old Head of Kinsale to the town itself we stopped to bask a little in the sun on Garretstown Beach. It was July, the peak of holiday season, but the beach wasn't crowded, far from... 

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Blue Haven Hotel

 1 Review and 165 Opinions  Completely refurbished in 2004, each room is individually furnished with exquisite furniture, the... 

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Cobh  

St. Colman's Cathedral

St. Colman's Cathedral, Cobh

 11 Reviews  It would be impossible to go to Cobh and not notice St. Colman's Cathedral. The huge church overshadows the small town sitting high on a hilltop overlooking the harbor. We left the Heritage Center and... 

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The Queenstown Story

The Queenstown Story, Cobh

 6 Reviews  Cobh's Heritage Centre is next door to the railway station at the water's edge. There is a large open cafe/restaurant and a well done Museum about Cobh's emigrants. For 6 Euros you can see and hear... 

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Blarney  

Ashlee Lodge

 59 Opinions

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 Bantry ( Beanntraighe in the old gealic language) is mainly well known for the lovely Bantry Bay and for Bantry House that dates back to 1771. It was built for... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  We will be in Ireland for 3.5 days the first of June with our 16 year old twin grandchildren, 1 boy and 1 girl. We will fly into... 

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A: There’s lots to do in the Cork area whether you decide to hire a car or not. A visit to Fota Island Wildlife Park should be a good day out for all ages ... 

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Co.Cork - the lovely south-west of Ireland

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 County Cork is the lovely south-west of Ireland 

2

County Cork

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 I've got some interesting experiences in County Cork. I'd love to share with you the 12 tips I've written, the 70 photos uploaded, and 2 travelogues I've created. 

3

Gift of the Gab

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 I spent only a short time in County Cork. I was shown the city and nightlife by friends and went and kissed the Blarney Stone. County Cork is a lovely county in the south of the Republic of Ireland.... 

4

Our trip begins in County Cork

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 We spent three nights based in Cork City....and it wasn't nearly enough! You could spend three days in Cork City just browsing through bookshops! We divided our time between day trips outside the... 

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County Cork

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  County Cork, the largest county of Ireland, is situated in the southwest of Ireland. The capital is Cork City (easy to guess in this case!). It’s the second largest city in Ireland with a population... 

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