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Cork,
Ireland
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Belfast city guide
Belfast City Airport
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Cork city guide
Cork Airport
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Dublin Airport
Galway city guide
Galway Airport
Kerry Airport
Knock Airport
Derry city guide
Londonderry Airport
Kissing the Blarney Stone, Cork
Charlesfort, Cork
St Patrick's Bridge, Cork
Kinsale Harbour
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Cork,
Ireland's second largest city, has a population of about 186,000.
The name comes from the Irish, corcach, meaning "marshy
place". The
River Lee flows through Cork, an island in the river forming
part of the city's centre. The Lee flows into
Lough Mahon, then into
Cork Harbour, one of the world's largest natural harbours. Cork
is a major seaport with quays and docks along the waterway of the
Lee.
Cork and the nearby port of Cobh
(Queenstown) has many attractions including the
Cobh Heritage
Centre which tells the story of the 2.5 million emigrants who
left Ireland between 1848 and 1950 through the port of Cobh. The
Everyman
Palace Theatre has a reputation for showing the best of modern
Irish drama and the Cork Jazz Festival, usually held in October,
attracts international talent.
Cork has many pubs and restaurants,
although possibly the finest dining is to be had in nearby
Kinsale, a
major sailing centre and arguably the most sophisticated and
fashionable resort in Ireland. Kinsale offers
yachting and
sea
angling, Dolphin &
Whale Watching Trips,
gourmet
restaurants,
golf -
and the chance to do a little celebrity watching as a surprising
number of the international glitterati have holiday homes here.
Cork is an ideal centre from which
to tour the south west and Atlantic coasts of Ireland. For the less
adventurous, just eight miles from Cork is
Blarney Castle and its famous Blarney stone. Kiss it and you're
guaranteed luck, or so they say!
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Airports |
Cork International Airport
is some 10 minutes from Cork City centre, at the
southern end of the N27 when coming from the north,
west, or east of Cork. |
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Rental car depots are located at the Airport and in Cork
city centre. Drivers are courteous and traffic density
moderate, except at rush hours. Cork is a pleasant city
to drive around, having wide streets and good
signposting. Drive on the left. Road rules are similar
to the UK. Distances are in kilometres. Speed limits:
Towns and cities, 50 km/h. Regional (R) and Local (L)
roads, 80 km/h. National roads (N) 100 km/h. Motorways
(M) 120 km/h. |
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Car parks |
'Pay and display'
parking on central city streets. Off-street parking is
available and is well signposted |
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Taxis |
Taxis operate from ranks.
The cost to/from Cork Airport to the City centre and the
central bus and railway stations is between €10 and €15.
Contact
Cork Taxi Tel: 087 2414 637 or 087 6215 566
(from outside RoI call +353 87 241 4637) Cork Airport
Taxi, Tel: +353 87 281 2581 |
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Trains |
Irish
Rail
Ireland's national train company operates from Cork's
Kent Train station. Connections to all major rail-linked
towns and cities can be made from the station |
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Buses |
Skylink Cork -
shuttle service outside Arrivals operates every 30 mins
between Cork Airport and city centre from 08hrs to
22hrs, and stops at major hotels. Cost: Single Journey
€5, Airport return €9.
Bus
Eireann - operate a direct bus service between Cork
Airport and the city centre (Parnell Place Bus station)
(route numbers 226 and 249). Fares from Cork
Airport to City Centre: Adult Single €3.80,
Return €6.30. |
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Currency |
Ireland is a part of the
Euro zone (€) See
international exchange rates |
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Touring |
Plan your tour of Ireland
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Belfast - 422 km / 262 miles (about 7 hours)
Derry - 479 km / 297 miles (about 8 hours 30 mins)
Dublin - 258 km / 160 miles (about 4 hours 30 mins)
Galway - 205 km / 127 miles (about 3 hours 50 mins
Kilkenny - 149 km / 93 miles (about 3 hours)
Sligo - 330 km / 205 miles (about 6 hours 10 mins)
Shannon - 125 km / 78 miles (about 2 hours 30 mins)
Tralee - 119 km / 74 miles (about 2 hours 20 mins)
Waterford - 120 km / 75 miles (about 2 hours 15 mins) |
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