| From the Jameson Heritage Centre to the last port of call of the Titanic in Cobh to the delights of Kinsale and well known old head of Kinsale golf course. With shopping on our door step. Cork city with its culinary delights in the English market is a must. The only problem you will have is deciding how to plan what to do first.
The English Market
Looking for fresh locally
sourced produce for your stay
in Cork? You need go no further
than the English Market! Located
in the centre of Cork city
you can access it from a number
of streets including; Grande
Parade, Patrick Street, Princes
Street and Oliver Plunkett
Street. At the Grande Parade
entrance, have a look at one
of the oldest stalls in the
market, selling nothing but
two traditional Cork delicacies,
tripe and drisheen.
Crawford
Art Gallery
Crawford Municipal Art Gallery,
the city art museum for Cork,
is dedicated to informing
a wide audience about the
significant role that the
visual arts play in contemporary
life and culture
Shandon Church
St. Annes church and steeple,
built in 1722 reaches 37m
high into the Cork skyline
and is a much loved local
landmark and tourist attraction.
Its famous chime of 8 bells
made by Rudal of Gloucester
together weigh over 6 tonnes.
Its walls are 7ft thick and
has both a sandstone and limestone
facing, from which Cork takes
its colours red and white.
The clock made by Mangans
of Cork, is affectionately
known as a four faced liar,
since the east and west facings
tell slightly different times.
The panoramic view of the
city is well worth the climb.
St Finbarres
Cathedral
This spectacular form of architecture
was constructed between 1867
and 1879. It is in the French
Gothic style. The cathedral
may possibly be built on the
foundation of an earlier Round
Tower. A short distance away
is Elizabeth Fort in Fort
St. The first fort was built
here in the reign of Elizabeth
I. Other churches in this
area include the South Chapel
a Georgian church of 1766
and St. Michael's Protestand
Church. The Red Abbey on Mary
St. Off Douglas St. is the
sole survivor of the Monasteries
of Medieval Cork. An Augustinian
Priory it was founded in the
14th Century
Cork
Vision Centre @ St. Peters
The Cork Vision Centre on
the North Main St offers visitors
an opportunity to appreciate
a fine example of conservation
in action, and to explore
Cork's evolution from past,
through present, and onwards
to future development. Exhibitions
throughout the year.
Cork Heritage
Park
Bessboro, Blackrock, Cork,
Phone: 21 358854
The Park offers the visitor
a varied and fascinating introduction
to different aspects of Corks
rich heritage ranging from
the story of the Pike family
(who lived on the estate from
1820 to 1921), local ecology,
Corks Archaeological Heritage,
Corks Maritime Heritage, the
History of Corks Fire Service
to the story of Corks Transport
Cork
City Gaol
With a special emphasis on
history & culture, 19th Century
crime, punishment and social
history, a trip to Cork City
Gaol is a must! Go back in
time and trace the life of
a suffering prisoner. The
impressive audio system allows
you to hear the shuffling
of prisoner's feet, the coughs
of the sick inmates and you
can also examine the life
like characters that fill
the prison's cells.
Blackrock
Castle - Observatory Centre
Visit Cosmos at the Castle
- Cork's fun and exciting
location to learn about the
Universe! Use cinema sized
video screens to explore the
formation of the Universe
and how life developed on
Earth. Play the "Comet Chaser"
in Ireland's first interactive
theatre and virtually save
the Earth!
Lewis
Glucksman Gallery at UCC
The Lewis Glucksman Gallery
is a cultural and educational
institution that promotes
the research, creation and
exploration of the visual
arts. Located at University
College Cork's main entrance
on Western Road, the Glucksman
is an award-winning building
that includes display spaces,
lecture facilities, a riverside
restaurant and gallery shop.
UCC
Visitor Centre
The UCC campus is noted for
its mature well-wooded grounds
containing several Californian
Redwood trees. These form
a splendid setting for the
Gothic revival-style Main
Quadrangle buildings, modelled
on a typical Oxford college
by the renowned Cork architect
of the mid 19th century -
Sir Thomas Deane.
Curraheen
Park - Greyhound Stadium
Corks greyhound stadium offering
a great night out to all
Blarney
Castle
and the Blarney Stone
Blarney Castle was built nearly
six hundred years ago by one
of Ireland's greatest chieftains,
Cormac MacCarthy, and has
been attracting attention
beyond Munster ever since.
Kinsale
- Historical Fishing Town
The medieval town of Kinsale
is not just about food. it's
also about traditional bars,
beautiful buildings, narrow
streets, shops and galleries
and lots of activities on
land and sea. You'll find
Kinsale's not just a place
- it's more a state of mind!
Fota
Wildlife Park & Fota
House & Garden
FOTA Wildlife Park is not
like an ordinary zoo. Wherever
possible we have chosen animals
that thrive in a free-range
environment, which allows
them to roam free, while mixed
with other species and with
us human visitors! FOTA House
& Arboretum. This fine Regency-style
building in a pleasant landscape
setting on Fota Island, is
complemented by the internationally
renowned gardens and arboretum.
The House is a celebration
of fine craftsmanship and
has a particularly well appointed
kitchen. It reflects well
the life-style of the nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries.
Today it welcomes visitors
to see the House itself and
to enjoy the fare provided
in the tea-room.
Cobh
Heritage Centre
Cobh is situated on the southern
shore of the Great Island
in one of the world's finest
natural harbours. Between
1848 and 1950, over 6 million
adults and children emigrated
from Ireland - over 2.5 million
from Cobh, making it the single
most important port of emigration
in the country. Cobh was the
last port of call for the
ill-fated Titanic. Later the
steamers and ocean liners
continued carrying the Irish
to new lives and new lands.
Jameson
Distillery, Midleton
A tour of the Old Midleton
Distillery is a journey through
the story of Irish whiskey
by means of an audio-visual
presentation (available in
7 languages). Follow the old
distillery trail through mills,
maltings, corn stores, stillhouse,
warehouses and kilns - some
of these buildings date back
to 1795. View the largest
pot still in the world prior
to sampling the internationally
renowned Jameson Whiskey in
the bar (minerals for children)
- perhaps have the opportunity
of becoming a qualified Irish
whiskey taster with presentation
of certificate before browsing
in the exclusive Jameson merchandise
outlet and craft shops or
relaxing in the elegant restaurant
on site.
Clonakilty
Railway Village
Take a trip to the Model Railway
Village for a fun and memorable
day out on your visit to Clonakilty
and West Cork. Walking into
the model village you step
back in time and see life
as it was in the 1940's. See
the old West Cork railway
line portrayed in delightful
miniature serving the towns.
The models and figurines are
handmade at the model village
to a scale of 1:24.
Ballincollig
Powder Mills
Now a rapidly growing satellite
town of Cork City. It had,
during the last century, an
enormous gunpowder factory
known as the Powdermills,
sited beside the River Lee.
This has now been turned into
a recreation area, and you
can walk through the various
old buildings and see the
canals which worked the grinding
wells and carried materials
from one place to another.
The Irish Army is still in
residence at the old Ballincollig
Cavalry barracks. To the immediate
south is the private ruind
of Ballincollig Castle, set
upon a knob of rock. It belonged
to the Barrets and dates from
the time of Edward III. This
regional Park runs along the
banks of the River Lee and
extends over 130 acres. This
whole area includes the ruins
of the gunpowder mills and
many other buildings associated
with the processing of gunpowder.
The original sluice gates
and masonry bridges are still
evident, but new foot bridges
have been built to cross the
canals. It is a very pleasant
walk that takes up to 45 minutes.
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