Tag: County Cork

  • October 7, 2014
    Between Coachford and Macroom and ancient bridge spans one of the loveliest reaches of the River Lee, and on a…
  • September 5, 2014
    The River Funshion flows through Glanworth where it is spanned by a low stone bridge dating from 1446, the oldest…
  • July 29, 2014
    This 15th-century castle is the mecca of first-time visitors to Ireland, who hope to win the gift of eloquence by…
  • June 25, 2014
    This prosperous market town straddles a tree-lined stretch of the River Blackwater on the main Cork - Dublin road. But…
  • May 6, 2014
    The charming village stands high above a neat little harbour, from which fishermen have gone out for centuries to the…
  • April 30, 2014
    The three graceful Gothic spires of Cork’s imposing and highly ornamented Church of Ireland cathedral are visible from all over…
  • April 3, 2014
    A single small tower is all that remains of the castle where, during the late 16th century, the poet Edmund…
  • March 19, 2014
    At the top of a winding inlet is the lively market town, laid out 1614 by the 1st Earl of…
  • February 28, 2014
    At the head of Clonakilty Bay is a peninsula known as Inchydoney Island , and so called because up to…
  • February 20, 2014
    Surrounded by mud flats where wildfowl thrive , Foaty Island (also called Fota Island) includes a 70 acre wildlife park…