The English MarketA covered market in the middle of the city, with fish counters, butchers and cheese stalls under one roof.
Castle
Blackrock Castle
Cork city, County Cork
The castle on the bank of the Lee holds an observatory now, and the river walk out of the city takes you to it.
- Where
- Cork city, County Cork
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The English MarketA covered market in the middle of the city, with fish counters, butchers and cheese stalls under one roof.
Shandon Bells and St Anne's ChurchA church tower on the north side of the city with a clock on all four faces, and bells that visitors ring themselves.
Cork City GaolA nineteenth century prison at Sunday's Well, restored, up on the hill above the north channel of the Lee.
Blarney CastleThe keep is what most people come for, and the gardens and river walks below it take longer.
Fota Wildlife ParkThe cheetahs, giraffes and monkeys on Fota Island are kept in open paddocks rather than cages.
Saint Colman's CathedralThe granite Gothic cathedral and its bell tower stand over the harbour at Cobh.On nearby
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CobhTown · CobhThe cathedral stands above a terrace of coloured houses, and the harbour below it was the last Irish port the Titanic called at.
KinsaleTown · KinsaleNarrow painted streets around a harbour, in a town known around the country for its food.
Gougane BarraForest · BallingearyA stone oratory sits on an island in the lake, with forest trails and mountain road all around it.
Mizen HeadCliffs · GoleenIreland's south west tip, reached by an arched bridge over the water between two cliffs.
Kinsale harbour and Charles FortFort · SummercoveThe star shaped fort sits on the shore above the mouth of Kinsale harbour, with a walk out to it from the town.
Bantry Bay and Bantry HouseHouse and gardens · BantryThe house looks down over the bay from its terraces, and the town sits at the head of the water below.
Drombeg Stone CircleStone circle · GlandoreStanding stones in a field above the sea, with the remains of an old cooking pit beside them.
Glengarriff and Garnish IslandIsland · GlengarriffBoats run from the harbour out to the island gardens, and the seals sit on the rocks along the way.