Cork Tourist
Things To Do in Cork City & County, Ireland
CorkCoast/CorkTourist/ Jul-2011
Heritage
- Fort Camden, Crosshaven: CorkCoast.com/FortCamden/ open weekends Jul-Sep from 2011. A Brennan Torpedo site.
- Spike Island, Cork Harbour, used to have a monestery, then it was a prison.
- Cobh Heritage
centre: Titanic, Lusitania etc.
- Fota House and gardens,
Cobh. Wild life park nearby.
- Blarney Castle Kiss the blarney stone, for the gift of the gab. Also has gardens & a walk around Blarney lake
- Cork City Gaol
Heritage/Mueseum and Radio museum (was the old womens Jail)
- Shandon Church,
visita and ring the famous bells of Shandon
- Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills & park. Wiki.
- Kilcrea Abbey, old abbey. 30min drive, off the road to Macroom. Wiki. Kilcrea Castle ruin in a nearby field (think on private land)
- Barryscourt Castle on way to Youghal. More.
- Kinsale Charles
Fort classic star-shaped fort 17th century. Wiki
- Dunbrody famine ship in New Ross, Co Waterford (approx 2hr drive)
- Clonakilty West Cork Model Railway Village
- Skibbereen Heritage
Centre Including info on Lough Hyne
- Millstreet County Park - 45 min drive
- English Market, Grand Parade, Cork. The one the Queen visited in 2011.
- Knocknakilla Stone Circle - oustide Milstreet
- Drombeg Stone Circle - near Glandore
Wild Life
Nearby Towns/Cities
Sight Seeing
Shopping
Activities
- Fishing: Ballyhass
Lakes
- Kinsale Angling
- Windsurfing in Oysterhaven
(near Kinsale)
- Mardyke Arena cork city (bowling,
pool etc) <broken link?>
- Leisureplex Cork city (bowling, quasar etc)
- PlanetLeisure
centre Blackpool Cork city
- Swimming Leisureworld
Bishopstown (near CIT)
- Kayaking clubs etc.:
- Dog racing - Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium (cork)
- Cycling
- Mid August - Puck Fair
in Kilorglin(2hours drive)
- Dulhallow walking
trail - see this also
for info on shrone city
- Mountaineering Clubs: UCC,
Cork BackPackers,
- Laune mountaineering club
- Old Head of Kinsale Golf club. Stunning scenery at the old head, but no public access :(
Transport
Tourist Offices, General sites
Emergency
- On a landline or mobile dial 112 and ask for Police, Fire Brigade, Ambulance,
Mountain Rescue, Coasguard.
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