Things To Do in Cork Ireland:

01-Mar-08

Transport

• Cork Airport
• Cork Train Station
• Cork Bus Station
• Car Rental
• Arilines: Ryanair, Aerlingus

Tourist Offices/Boards

• East Cork Tourism

Heritage

• Cobh: Cobh Heritage centre: Titanic, Lusitania etc.
• Fota House and gardens, Cobh
• Blarney Castle
• Cork City Gaol Heritage/Mueseum and Radion museuml (old womens Jail)
• Shandon Church, visita and ring the famous bells of Shandon
• Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills
• Barryscourt Castle on way to Youghal
• Kinsale Charles Fort classic star-shaped fort 17th century
• Jeanie Johnston famine ship
• Dunbrody famine ship in New Ross, Co Waterford (approx 2hr drive)

Wild Life

• Irish Whale and Dolphin Group: IWDG
• Fota Wildlife Park
• Clonakilty West Cork Model Railway Village
• Skibbereen Heritage Centre
• Shannon Estuary Dolphins boating trips
• Whale watching trips near roscarberry: Colin Barnes, Nick Jones
• Millstreet County Park
• Donkey Sanctuary (lismore?)

Nearby Towns/Cities

• Cork city, Cork wikki
• Blarney
• Ballincollig
• Cobh
• Youghal
• Kinsale
• Killarney, lakes, muckross house/castle/gardens/abbey

Sight Seeing

• Gap of Donloe, Co Kerry
• Ring of Kerry
• Killarney Lakes, Muckross House
• Cliffs of Moher
• Kinsale Harbour cruise

Shopping

• Christys Blarney, Cobh, Killarney.

Activities

• Fishing: Ballyhass Lakes
• Kinsale Angling
• Windsurfing in Oysterhaven (near Kinsale)
• Mardyke Arena cork city (bowling, pool etc) <broken link?>
• Leisureplex Cork city (bowling, quasar etc)
• PlanetLeisure centre Blackpool Cork city
• Swimming Leisureworld Bishopstown (near CIT)
• Kayaking clubs etc.:
  • http://www.seakayakingwestcork.com/
  • H2O Sea Kayaking Kinsale
  • http://www.atlanticseakayaking.com/index.html
  • http://www.dunmoreadventure.com/kayaking.htm
  • Kinsale Outdoor Eductaion Centre (KOEC)
  • Cork Phoenix Kayak Club
  • Some more kayak listings
    
• Dog racing - Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium (cork)
• Cycling
• Mid August - Puck Fair in Kilorglin(2hours drive)
• Dulhallow walking trail - see this also for info on shrone city
• Cork/Kerry Walks from CorkKerry site
• Mountaineering Clubs: UCC, Cork BackPackers, - Laune mountaineering club

Useful links

Guide to cork, attractions, events etc

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Emergency

• On a landline or mobile dial 112 and ask for Police, Fire Brigade, Ambulance, Mountain Rescue, Coasguard.