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Cork, known as the 'Rebel County', is located at the South West corner of Ireland. Cork is the country's largest county, Capital of the South, but considered by Southerners to be the
Real Capital.
Cork is one of the most scenic counties in Ireland, with a wonderful combination of coastline, inlets, mountains and other scenic areas.
The county has it's own anthem, namely, 'The banks of my own lovely Lee', or 'The Banks' as it is known locally. |
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Cobh Heritage Centre
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Cobh Heritage Centre
Located in the town of Cobh. The story of Cobhs unique origins and its legacy are dramatically recalled at The Queenstown Story, a multi media exhibition at Cobhs restored Victorian Railway Station. Retrace the steps of the 2.5 million Irish people who emigrated from the port of Cobh, experience conditions aboard the emigrant vessels and learn about the dramatic events surrounding the Lusitania and the Titanic - Cobh was its last port of call.
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Blarney Castle – Home of the Blarney Stone
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Blarney Castle – Home of the Blarney Stone
Blarney Castle is one of Ireland's oldest and most historic castles. It was built around 1446. An ancient stronghold of the MacCarthys, Lords of Muskerry and one of the strongest fortresses in Munster, its walls are eighteen feet thick in places.
Located on the parapet of the castle is the famous "Blarney Stone". According to local legend, after kissing this stone, you will have the gift of eternal eloquence, or "the gift of the gab". To kiss the stone, you must first lie on your back, then leaning your head backwards and downwards, you kiss the underside of the stone. The last admission to the castle and grounds is 30 minutes before closing. |
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French Armada Centre - Bantry
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French Armada Centre - Bantry
Located in the town of Bantry. Part of the epic adventure of 1796 courtesy of an individual audio tour with accompanying music and sound effects, available in a choice of languages. The centrepiece of this exhibition is a giant 1:6 scale model of a frigate in cross section. Vividly illustrating life in the French Navy 200 years ago, it illustrates the ship's construction and various activities as they happened on board.
The exhibition centre is both very educational and entertaining. |
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The West Cork Model Railway Village
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The West Cork Model Railway Village
Located at The Station, Inchydoney Road, in the West Cork town of Clonakilty. This is the first of its kind in Ireland. It allows the visitor to experience the sights and sounds of life in West Cork during the 1940s. The working railway, a model of the long closed West Cork line, is at the core of the experience. Many of the industrial buildings reconstructed in the village had their own system of power generation during the era. |
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Arigideen Heritage
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Arigideen Heritage
Locaqted on a 135 acre Dairy Farm, which is located just off of the R600 between Clonakilty and Timoleague in South West Cork. The Arigideen River Valley is unique as well as being beautiful in that it has a very high concentration of Historical sites and is a great source of folklore. The Valley has connections with Michael Collins, Henry Ford, John F Kennedy, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Donal Cam O' Sullivan Bere and William Penn to mention just a few |
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Michael Collins Centre
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Michael Collins Centre
The Michael Collins Centre, located in Clomakilty. One of the great heroes of the 1916-1922 period, was born at Woodfield, near Clonakilty. He was General of the Free State Army and a legend in his own lifetime. The small West Cork Museum has many mementos of the hero.
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Fota Wildlife Park
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Fota Wildlife Park
Fota wildlife Park is located at Carrigtwohill. This is an ideal family day out. Come face to face with over 90 species of exotic wildlife. Appreciate endangered animals such as cheetahs, oryx and lion tailed macaques in tranquil surroundings and see conservation in action.
Fotas primary aim is the conservation and breeding of endangered species.
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Mizen Head Signal Station
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Mizen Head Signal Station
Mizen Head Signal Station is now open to the public for the first time since it was completed in 1910. The Mizen Vision visitor centre in the keeper's house, along with the engine room, famous suspension bridge, 99 steps and views up the south and west coasts combine with the exhilaration of the Atlantic and ancient rocks to guarantee a unique experience. |
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Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills
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Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills
Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills Heritage Centre is a unique industrial complex which meanders along the bank of the River Lee. The Mills were established in 1794 by Charles Henry Leslie.
Eleven years later when Napoleon's control of France posed a grave threat to the British, the British Board of Ordnance bought the Mills from Leslie. Along with this the Army Barracks was built in the town to protect the supply of gunpowder. By the mid 1800s the Mills were one of the largest industrial establishments in the Cork area. |
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Saint Finbarre's Cathedral
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Saint Finbarre's Cathedral
Saint Finbarre’s Cathedral is one of the most beautiful and interesting in the country. It was completed in 1870 and it is the latest in a series of places of worship located on the site where Saint Fin Barre himself is said to have founded his school of learning in the seventeenth century. The cathedral is filled with highly ornamented, beautiful mosaic work, rich carvings and fine stained glass. |
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Old Midleton Distillery
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Old Midleton Distillery
A tour of The Old Midleton Distillery takes you on a journey through the story of Irish whiskey via an audio-visual presentation, available in six languages. Follow the old distillery trail through mills, maltings, corn stores, stillhouse, warehouses and kilns. View the largest pot in the world prior to sampling the renowned Jameson Whiskey in the bar. On offer too is an opportunity to become a qualified Irish Whiskey taster, with presentation of certificate. |
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Millstreet Country Park
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Millstreet Country Park
Millstreet Country Park en route to Killarney is renowned for its breathtaking landscape and theme gardens with rare shrubs, flowers, herb rich meadows, wetlands and boglands. There are reminders of many aspects of Irish History within the Park - the 4000 year old Stone Circle and Fullacht Fiadh, the 10,000 year old Glacier Boulders (erratics) and the more recent Shepherds Hut. You will find seven hundred red deer roaming the paddocks and many species of birds
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Longueville House
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Longueville House
Longueville House is situated in the heart of a 500 acre Wooded Estate, overlooks the Blackwater River Valley, famous for its Salmon and Brown Trout fishing. The House, a listed Heritage Georgian Manor, is owned and managed by the O'Callaghan Family. Longuevilles history is that of Ireland in miniature.
Longueville, after 300 years is now in O'Callaghan ownership.
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Riverstown House
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Riverstown House
Riverstown House, dating from 1602 and rebuilt in 1745, is home to some fine plasterwork by the Francini brothers. The house was originally the seat of Dr. Jemmett Browne, Bishop of Cork.
Features of the house include the Francini Room which has some highly obscure plasterwork and the Green Drawing Room which is notable for its exceptionally fine timber carved fireplace. |
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The English Market
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The English Market
This indoor covered market is owned by Cork Corporation and is situated on the Grand Parade. There is access from the Grand Parade, Oliver Plunkett Street, Princes Street and Patrick Street. The market sells a huge variety of meats, poultry, cheeses, vegetables, breads, fresh and organic herbs. |
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Heritage Sites
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Barryscourt Castle - Carrigtwohill
Barryscourt Castle was the seat of the Barry family from the 12th to the 17th centuries. The present castle is a fine example of a 15th century tower house with 16th century additions and alterations. The bawn wall with three corner towers is largely intact. The ground floor of the keep houses an exhibition on the history of the Barrys and Barryscourt Castle.
Charles Fort - Summer Cove, Kinsale
Constructed in the late 17th century on the site of an earlier coastal fortification, Charles Fort is a classic example of a star-shaped fort. William Robinson, architect of the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham, Dublin, and Superintendent of Fortifications, is credited with designing the Fort. As one of the largest military forts in the country, Charles Fort has been associated with some of the most momentous events in Irish history. The most significant of which include the Williamite War in 1690 and the Irish Civil War of 1922-23.
Desmond Castle (French Prison) Cork St, Kinsale
Built as a custom house by the Earl of Desmond c. AD 1500, Desmond Castle has a colourful history, ranging from Spanish occupation in 1601 to use as a prison for captured American sailors during the American War of Independence. Known locally as 'The French Prison' after a tragic fire in which 54 prisoners, mainly French seamen, died in 1747. The Castle was also used as a borough jail from 1791 to the onset of the Great Famine when it was used as an auxiliary workhouse tending to the starving populace. |
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