Cork is the chief city of Munster and is said to have been founded in the sixth or seventh century by Saint Finbarr. He established a monastic settlement on the south side of the River Lee containing over 700 priests, monks, and students. Danes and Anglo-Normans in...
This is a natural basin for rain and has created a lovely oasis in an otherwise desolate area. It is the source of the river Lee and was the location of a monastic centre founded by Finnbarr, the patron saint of Cork. The variety and species of...
Beautifully situated on the River Lee, Cork City is after Dublin and Belfast, the 3rd city of Ireland with long established Choral, Film and Jazz Festivals. The rich farmland of Cork (the largest of the 32 counties) is separated by the Ballyhoura, Galty and the...
Between Coachford and Macroom and ancient bridge spans one of the loveliest reaches of the River Lee, and on a rock in the river stand the ruins of Carrigadrohid, once a stronghold of the MacCarthy clan. The name translates as ‘the rock of the bridge’. A...
The three graceful Gothic spires of Cork’s imposing and highly ornamented Church of Ireland cathedral are visible from all over the city. It stands very near the South channel of the River Lee, the site where, in about AD 600, Cork’s patron Saint, the scholarly,...