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Cork

city in Munster, Ireland

14km

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County Cork

County Cork (Irish: Contae Chorcaí), in Southwest Ireland is the largest county in the Republic of Ireland and also the location of the country's second largest city. This means that its inhabitants have a reasonable sense of their status. It also has a very long coastline and many items of interest for the visitor.

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Sights (19)

Desmond Castle

Built c. 1500 by the Earl of Desmond as a custom house, this is a well-preserved tower house. The Castle is known locally as the French Prison following a fire in which 54 French prisoners died in 1747. The building was later used as an ancillary workhouse during the Famine. Admission €2.90, covered by Heritage Card, open Apr-Oct daily 10:00-18:00, last entry 17:15, tours given on request, closed Nov-mid Apr.

4m

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James's Fort

This is an older fort on the other side of the river and in much poorer condition.

2.3km

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Charles Fort (Ireland)

This is a 17th century star shaped fort, which is very well preserved and has seen very little military action. 45 minute tours depart every hour, last entry 45 min before closing. Open mid Mar-Oct daily 10:00-18:00, rest of year 10:00-17:00.

3.6km

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St John's Cathedral (Limerick)

Limerick

65km

52.6625-8.61666667

Rock of Cashel

castle in County Tipperary, Ireland

90km

52.52-7.89

County Clare

county in Ireland

92km

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Muckross Abbey

Beautiful ruin of a Franciscan friary that was founded in 1448. The ruin is completely open (except when certain sections undergo restoration work) and you can wander through the rooms independently.

109km

52.0261-9.4956

Muckross House

This area of the park also boasts the "Muckross Traditional Farms", a perfect outing for the kids. A ring walk (not very long, approx 2 hours from start to finish, including stops), leads you past several 'traditional farmhouses'. These farmhouses demonstrate 'the way we were'. During the summer, there are often litters of kittens and puppies, which the children will be delighted with as you watch the demonstrations of soda bread and butter making, a sample of which will be given to you if you behave!

110km

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Torc Waterfall

A beautiful waterfall in the Killarney National Park. Covered in tours of local attractions.

110km

52.005024-9.5066471

Fitzgerald Stadium

111km

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Ross Castle

113km

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Killarney National Park

national park in Kerry, Ireland

115km

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Innisfallen Island

island

116km

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Spanish Arch

arch in Galway city, Ireland

120km

53.2699-9.05387

Eyre Square

public park in Galway, Ireland

120km

53.2745-9.049

Town Hall Theatre (Galway)

theatre in Galway, Ireland

121km

53.276177-9.053985

Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark

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131km

52.9721612-9.4285324

O'Brien's Tower

You can climb O'Brien's Tower for the highest vantage point on the cliffs. O'Brien's Tower is a round stone tower at the approximate midpoint of the cliffs. It was built by Sir Cornellius O'Brien, a descendant of Ireland's High King Brian Boru, in 1835, as an observation tower for the hundreds of tourists that frequented the cliffs even at that date. From the watchtower, one can view the Aran Islands and Galway Bay, the Maum Turk Mountains and the Twelve Bens to the north in Connemara, and Loop Head to the south.

131km

52.97301111-9.43053611

Moher Tower

A square stone ruin which appears to be the remains of a watchtower placed to monitor the coastline for invading fleets during Napoleon's reign in Europe.

134km

52.948212-9.467861
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Kinsale

Ireland
Someday we will visit Kinsale or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Kinsale

Kinsale is a small town in County Cork, Southwest Ireland.

Kinsale hosts an annual jazz festival, which takes place during the last weekend of October. Pubs and hotels in the town host concerts by jazz and blues groups throughout the weekend, including on the last Monday of October (which is a bank holiday in Ireland).

In 1333, under a charter granted by King Edward III of England, the Corporation of Kinsale was established to undertake local government in the town. The corporation existed for over 500 years until the passing of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840, when local government in Kinsale was transferred to the Town Commissioners who had been elected in the town since 1828. These Town Commissioners became the Kinsale Council under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 and the Kinsale Town Council existed until 2014 when this layer of local government was abolished in Ireland as part of measures to reduce the budget deficit following the financial crisis of 2008–2010 (see Post-2008 Irish economic downturn). It returned two members to the Irish House of Commons prior to its abolition in 1800.

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