Heritage Sites
Barryscourt Castle
Heritage Sites – East CorkBarryscourt Castle was the seat of the Barry family from the 12th to the 17th century and was home to the most powerful branch of the family, the Barrymores. Parts of the present Castle have been extensively restored and overall the place provides a fi …
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Activities, Culture, Cyling, Eating out, Heritage Sites, Hillwalking, Shopping, Sightseeing Tours – Islands, West CorkBacked by a dramatic and mountainous peninsula at the southwestern corner of County Cork, Bere Island lies less than 2 km offshore at the entrance to Bantry Bay. It is a long, green island, which shelters a deep anchorage beside the fishing port of Cas …
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Blarney Castle
Heritage Sites – North CorkNo trip to Cork is complete without visiting Blarney, where people the world over have stopped at this internationally known tourist centre to kiss the Blarney Stone, which traditionally imparts the ‘gift of eloquence’ on all who kiss it. The famous S …
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Cobh Heritage Centre
Heritage Sites, Museums – East CorkThe Cobh Heritage Centre, the Queenstown Story is a museum which is Attached to Cobh railway station, it retraces the steps of thousands of Irish immigrants who left Cobh (then Queenstown) to seek a better life abroad. The “Queenstown Experience”, loc …
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Desmond Castle
Heritage Sites – West CorkBuilt as a custom house by the Earl of Desmond in circa 1500, Desmond Castle has had a colorful history. It was occupied by the Spanish in 1601 and used as a prison for captured American sailors during the war of Independence. The castle was also used …
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Jameson Distillery
Heritage Sites – East CorkOld Midleton Distillery & Jameson Heritage Centre The award winning Jameson Heritage Centre is a lovingly restored 18th century distillery. A tour of The Old Midleton Distillery is a journey through the story of Irish whiskey. Follow the old disti …
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Kanturk Castle
Heritage Sites – North CorkNow an unfinished castle, the construction of Kanturk Castle in Duhallow began in 1601 by Dermot MacOwen MacDonagh. The English Council ordered a halt to the progression of the building, after neighbours complained of its size. Some accounts note that …
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