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Cork? 14:14 - Jun 15 with 5519 views

Afternoon All

I wondered if anyone has any tips for visiting Cork? What to visit, places to stay, etc?

All a bit last minute as we usually go much further south to visit friends who basically take us everywhere and do all the thinking for us, but one of them has recently become unwell needs to rest, so having already paid for the flights, we thought we would see what Cork has to offer.

All suggestions and ideas will be very much appreciated 👍

I need a SAGA. What’s the SAGA? It’s ….. Queen’s Park Rangers.

Cork? on 23:37 - Jun 15 with 1514 views

robith

I once went to the oval for a few creamy beanies, and commented on how they were playing Holy F**k, one of my all time favourites live bands. The barman kinda no sold me, but when I looked at my receipt it had a discount on it listed as "Good Taste".

Have told everyone it's the best pub in the world ever since

Cork? on 10:35 - Jun 16 with 1297 views

MrSheen

Keep going!

Actually I was staying in West Cork on the way to Kerry last weekend. Kinsale wasn’t as nice as I remembered and Skibbereen wasn’t up to much but Schull and the country beyond was lovely and the Beara peninsula spectacular. Apparently it’s been lashing down all year and I’ve never seen the place so emerald.

Cork? on 14:57 - Jun 16 with 1185 views

Boston

Cork? on 22:30 - Jun 15 by CateLeBonR
Pack an Umbrella! I was blown away by the mountains and coastline around Glengarriff in the west when I visited in December 2024.

Yes, it is a tad windy, isn't it.

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Cork? on 09:19 - Jun 17 with 1030 views

RangersDave3

Cork? Superb.
Cobh great for the feeling and vibe
All Ireland, bloody marvellous .

Cork? on 09:22 - Jun 17 with 1025 views

francisbowles

I stayed two nights at the Premier Inn. It's on the river and easy walking distance of pubs and restaurants. It's modern, clean and has a bar.

Cork? on 11:38 - Jun 17 with 941 views

dsw2509

We were in Cork last year. Stayed at the River Lee. Great breakfast. Full of Americans. Loved the pubs. Did a side trip to Kinsale. The weather was great, so we enjoyed the Costa del Cork!!

Cork? on 10:54 - Jun 29 with 554 views

Ghost_on_the_Westway

Just back, so a couple of bits n bobs to consider for anyone else planning a trip.

We stayed at The Hotel Isaac on MacCurtain St. Lovely, boutique style hotel, nice rooms, excellent breakfast (resist the Full Irish though, as it wasnt as massive as you might think and the other options are nicer) and just a 5 min walk from the 225/6 bus stop for the airport. It’s has a very popular bar and restaurant there but the noise isn’t too bad at all.

We barely left that area in the evenings, truth be told. First night was the Cin E, where they had a trad band first, then a fantastic country/blues trio, but we preferred the place next door, The Corner House, where we went the next night. Two of the three musicians from the night before played, but a completely different set - seems there is Blues collective in Cork that calls itself the Lee Delta Blues - I mean, how cool is that?
We liked The Shelbourne pub too, fantastic atmosphere there on Friday night.
Food, we ate at Thomson’s one night and Gallagher’s the other - both were pretty good and around Euro 23-25 for a main course. Great Beamish & Beef pie in the latter. Book in advance, though!

Did stuff already mentioned above during the day - Blarney was lovely. The queue for the actual stone was massive so we didn’t bother but as we wandered round then the story of it was shown by the lake, so that was good enough for us.

Many thanks again to everyone who posted some advice here, especially Cork’s own Mr McCarthy, of course.

Oh, saw a girl in a black Rangers top at the English Market one morning. Marvellous.

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I need a SAGA. What’s the SAGA? It’s ….. Queen’s Park Rangers.

Cork? on 11:03 - Jun 29 with 501 views

BrianMcCarthy

Glad it went ok, Ghost.

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Cork? on 11:09 - Jun 29 with 489 views

TwoHalves

Cork? on 17:33 - Jun 15 by Ghost_on_the_Westway
I was just out walking the dog and I thought to myself, sht, it’s East, isn’t it. Although to be fair, I think I had my Ipad upside down at the time. Regardless, I’m someone who always walks in the wrong direction when I come out of a shop.

Careful when we play Millwall, Ghost.

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