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Cork Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Cork, Ireland
Ring O' Kerry
This is a top pick! ... drivers Lou & Des with many winding roads uphill and down. I would have to recommend The Ring of Kerry to any visitor to Ireland. Our stay in a Caravan Park in Ballylickey was a lucky find as we danced, sang and laughed the night away in the local pub ...
Overnight with Shielagh and Dennis
This is a top pick! As night doesn't actually fall until about 10pm here we have plenty of time to look for overnight stops. We arrived at Kinsale with no room at any inn so we travelled along the coast to a great looking spot near a dairy farm. Lou checked with Shielagh ...
They Speak English Here?
This is a top pick! ... to pay. So we were on our way through Waterford (home of Waterford Crystals) to the south coast and on toward Cork. The one problem of driving through Ireland is it always takes maddeningly long to get anywhere. For one, it seems like all of the non-four ...
Kinsale
This is a top pick! ... It was a nice break on our drive and apparently a popular place of escape for people from the cities in southern Ireland (see pictures). OK Kinsale. Our B&B is situated along the gorgeous coastal highway isolated from just about everything but ...
Loving Ireland's History
This is a top pick! I decided to get out of Ireland's second largest city today (Cork, popn 180 000) and explore the surrounding countryside on the recommendation of a local I met last night at the Instinct Bar. He recommended that I drive to Kilseny... one of Ireland's ...
Still in Cork
This is a top pick! ... though its been 3 hours since I last ate. It's interesting to see how the quality of accommodation affects you. As I travel through Ireland next week, I think I think I will splurge a little more on B and Bs given that my mood as of late hasn't been the ...
Ring of Kerry Tour and SUN!!
This is a top pick! ... drove around the island. It was a very sunny and absolutely beautiful day out, which we counted ourselves lucky for being in Ireland and all. We went to a granite quarry and climbed a huge hill to get a better view of the surrounding. ...
Exploring the big(ish) city of Cork
This is a top pick! ... be any room for new buildings. In some places the new buildings do look a bit crowded in between the old ones. Cork: The second biggest city in Ireland, right down at the bottom end of the country. I was a bit nervous about being in a big(ish) city ...
A few Irish suprises in Cork
This is a top pick! ... Cork and, hopefully, dinner and a pint. One thing you must keep in mind if you ever go to Ireland: it's expensive. And Cork being the second largest city in Ireland was also expensive. After a brief walking tour of the Cork's ...
Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
This is a top pick! ... in dates from the 1500s to the current century... one family had centuries attached to it. I am thoroughly enjoying exploring Ireland's history. I'm in Cork now and it definitely has a much better feel to it. The hostel I'm staying at is ...
A Kiss for the Gift of Gab
This is a top pick! ... peculiarly shaped moss covered rocks forming a cave called the Witches Kitchen. It is believed the first settlers of Ireland dwelled in these caves. Ed and I explored the glade and its extravagant vegetation within every corner and nook, ...
Festive town south of Ireland
This is a top pick! ... ; started drinking ourselves silly. Haha, funny thing - we didnt exactly have a fridge to cool our drinks in, but because were in Ireland, and its so bloody cold at night, we had a window seal on an angle. Not a big window seal, so we managed ...
Corked
This is a top pick! ... is only 240ish K's back to Dublin, but with the way the roads are here, it took around three and a half hours, and this being Ireland, it also pissed down on the way back !!! And was this the equal of Dublin? Well it was loads smaller, but the prices ...
Busy Cork
This is a top pick! ... finding a bed. I've scored a 15 euro dorm bed in Cork for tomorrow night, before I leave for the north-west coast of Ireland. I'm really glad that I've booked my flight back to Perth now... I think I may be nearing the end of my trip because I lack ...
The Angel's Trumpet
This is a top pick! ... , always under the impression that Northern Ireland (UK) was Protestant and the rest of Ireland (EU) was Catholic. So I was surprised to learn that Cork had a Protestant Cathedral. Everyone knows the violent history which surrounds Ireland with ...
Put a Cork in it
This is a top pick! ... in so was starting on the back foot. As it turns out, this enabled me to continue my flawless sunny run in Ireland as the sun broke through literally as I stepped out the front door. Unfortunately, my limited edition Canadian Club sunglasses had become ...
Kissing The Stone
This is a top pick! ... but there was one that I remember, and I always wanted to go there. It was about a pig that couldn't talk, and he was in Ireland, so his Dad did the only thing that he knew which could start him speaking, so he made the boy kiss the Blarney Stone. ...
South coast
This is a top pick! ... away fish and chips and meat pie. This whole day had been a very unsatisfactory food day. *We have noticed on our travels around Ireland that instead of having names like "The Fox and Hounds" or "The King's Arms", all the pubs, restaurants and shops are ...
Kissing Fools!
This is a top pick! ... early and headed to Blarney! Now Blarney is very exciting to me as it is where Blarney Castle is, and ever since I first heard about Ireland and the kissing of the Blarney stone I have wanted to try it, so it is rather monumental to be here! For those who ...
St. Patrick's Weekend!
Ah yes, St. Paddy's in Ireland! I decided to stay here in Cork and see the local celebrations...many of my friends went up to Dublin for the celebration up there. Either way, the craic was fantastic...they do celebrate it over here. I feel that the Dublin ...
The Emerald Isle
... this morning, I can finally relax. In between all the action, I was able to take a brief trip out to SW Ireland, to Counties Cork and Kerry. The entire trip was a bit unpredictable, but I must say it was probably one of the least hassle-free trips I ...
The Dingle Peninsula, Killarney, and back to Cork.
... but as you can imagine, life is tough when you're traveling through Europe. Only kidding of course. So, I decided to stay in Ireland for another week or so and have seen quite possibly the most beautiful places I've ever seen. I have a feeling that my ...
Pre trip Planning
4 days to take off........ The backpacks are packed and we are getting the final few bits ready for our 9 month trip around the world. I am nervous about the unknown but I woke this morning and felt a huge pang of excitement - it's really starting ...
Kissing the Blarney Stone
Our journey continued from Cahir through the southern part of Ireland, where we passed through Cork on our way to Blarney Castle and the famed Blarney Stone. I was more than a bit disappointed that we did not get to spend any time in Cork, as I have ...
Round Ireland with 2 kids
... on there were no hotel rooms available in London so we spent the night in the airport. The next morning we arrived in Ireland, rented a car, and drove straight to Blarney castle. Oddly, while waling to the castle I ran into a former student of ...
Directionally Challenged
... his brother married an Australian girl and has lived there for 15 years, but he hates Australia and was excited to get back to Ireland, no offense. Near midnight (was that all?), we taxied back to our hostel and slept for a solid nine hours. ...
Day 3 & 4 - Co: COR
... an emergency tyre which allowed us to travel 50km at 80km/h to get to the nearest mechanic, unfortunately it was a sunday which, in ireland, means absolutely nothing is open! so we headed for kinsale and hoped for the best. about halfway there we passed a ...