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    Cork

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    Cork

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    With a population of around 224,000, Cork is the second-largest city in the Republic of Ireland; its centre lies on an island between two arms of the River Lee.

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    With a population of around 224,000, Cork is the second-largest city in the Republic of Ireland; its centre lies on an island between two arms of the River Lee. The covered English Market, a municipal market since the late 18th century, is the city's most famous food market.Overlooking the city is St Anne's Church in Shandon, while to the south rises the neo-Gothic St Fin Barre's Cathedral. Excursions lead to Cobh, the Titanic's last port of call in April 1912 and the departure point for around 2.5 million emigrants, and to Blarney Castle, about eight kilometres northwest, where visitors lean backwards to kiss the Blarney Stone.

    Sights in Cork

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    English Market

    1English Market

    The covered city market hall between Princes Street and Grand Parade has existed since the late 18th century. After a fire in 1980, it was restored in Victorian style and awarded an Europa Nostra Medal; today it is Cork's most famous food market.
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    St Fin Barre's Cathedral

    2St Fin Barre's Cathedral

    The neo-Gothic cathedral of the Church of Ireland, with its three towers, was designed by William Burges and completed in 1879. Planned at £15,000, the building ultimately cost over £100,000.
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    Titanic Experience Cobh

    3Titanic Experience Cobh

    In the former White Star Line ticket office in Cobh, an audiovisual tour follows the 123 passengers who were the last to board the Titanic here on April 11, 1912. Tickets can be booked online.
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    Blarney Castle

    4Blarney Castle

    The Tower House, eight kilometers northwest of Cork, dates from 1446. It is known for the Blarney Stone, kissed by visitors leaning backward over a chasm and said to bestow eloquence; the park also includes a Poison Garden and the Wishing Steps.
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    Restaurants in Cork

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    Market Lane

    Restaurant with Irish and European cuisine on Oliver Plunkett Street in the city centre. A dependable spot for dinner after a stroll through the city centre.
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    Izz Cafe

    Café with Middle Eastern cuisine on George's Quay by the Lee. Good for a quick downtown lunch.
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    Nightlife

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    Sin é

    Classic 1889 pub with stained-glass windows north of the city centre. Known for traditional Irish live music sessions.
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    Franciscan Well Brewery & Brewpub

    Brewpub with its own microbrewery and beer garden on the grounds of a former medieval monastery. Pizza is also served.
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    Mutton Lane Inn

    Traditional pub on St Patrick's Street in the heart of the city center.
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    Cork & Kerry

    Cork & Kerry

    For many, the Southwest is Ireland's most scenically impressive corner: The Iveragh and Dingle peninsulas stretch far into the Atlantic, with Ireland's highest mountains, the lakes of Killarney National Park, and the monastic island Skellig Michael off the coast.Cork, the Republic's second-largest city, is a good starting point with its airport and ferry port. For Kerry, you should plan several days; Killarney is suitable as a base for the National Park and the Ring of Kerry, Dingle for its namesake peninsula.
    Killarney & Killarney National Park

    Killarney & Killarney National Park

    Killarney National Park in County Kerry, Ireland's first national park, was founded in 1932. It covers some 10,000 hectares, with three lakes, oak forests, and the foothills of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks. It is home to Ireland's only native red deer herd; since 1981, the area has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.Classic sights include Muckross House (completed 1843), Ross Castle on Lough Leane, and the approx. 20-meter-high Torc Waterfall, only minutes from the car park. The Gap of Dunloe, an 11-kilometer glacial pass, can be explored on foot, by bike, or horse-drawn carriage; return by boat across the lakes to Ross Castle.
    Rock of Cashel

    Rock of Cashel

    The Rock of Cashel is a limestone outcrop in County Tipperary, where the Kings of Munster resided before handing it over to the church in 1101. Today, it hosts Ireland's most extensive collection of medieval buildings: a 12th-century round tower, the 13th-century Gothic cathedral, a tower house, the Hall of the Vicars Choral, and the Romanesque Cormac's Chapel, consecrated in 1134.The chapel houses Ireland's only surviving Romanesque frescoes and is only accessible via a short guided tour, for which an additional fee applies and tickets are sold in limited numbers on-site. In stormy weather, the complex may close at short notice. The ruins of Hore Abbey can be reached on foot in about ten minutes.

    The Southeast combines medieval towns with a gentle hill and river landscape. Kilkenny, with its castle, cathedral, and the Medieval Mile, preserves one of Ireland's most intact medieval townscapes, Waterford dates back to a Viking foundation in 914, and the Rock of Cashel in Tipperary is home to the former seat of the Kings of Munster.The region is located on the way from Dublin to Cork and Kerry and is suitable for a stopover of one to three days. The Waterford Greenway is worth exploring by bike, a roughly 46-kilometre-long rail trail to Dungarvan on the coast.
    Waterford

    Waterford

    Waterford is considered Ireland's oldest city; Norwegian Vikings traditionally founded it in 914. In the historic centre, the Viking Triangle, Reginald's Tower with an exhibition on the Viking Age, the Medieval Museum, the Georgian Bishop's Palace, and other small museums are clustered in a compact area.At the House of Waterford Crystal on the Mall, a guided tour demonstrates how the famous glassware is designed, blown, and engraved. Just outside the city, the Waterford Greenway begins, at around 46 kilometres, Ireland's longest railway line cycle path, leading over viaducts and through a tunnel to Dungarvan.

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