CORK
VISITOR ATTRACTIONS
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Bantry
House & Gardens - Bantry |
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Immerse yourself in the epic adventure of 1796
which includes an individual sound tour, complete with
accompanying music and sound effects available in a choice of
different languages.
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Blarney Stone - Blarney |
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The famous
Blarney Stone is kissed by many visitors each year, and
tradition says that those who kiss the stone will receive the
gift eloquence.
Blarney Castle was built nearly six
hundred years ago by one of Ireland’s
greatest chieftains, Cormac MacCarthy,
and has been attracting attention beyond
Munster ever since. Over the last few
hundred years, millions have flocked to
Blarney, making it a world landmark and
one of Ireland’s greatest treasures
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Charles Fort - Kinsale |
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Charles Fort is a classic example of a star-shaped fort and
has five bastions, constructed in the late 17th century on the
site of an earlier coastal fortification |
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Cobh
Heritage Centre Cobh |
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Cobh
Heritage Centre The story of Cobh's origins, it's unique
history and legacy are dramatically recalled at The Queenstown
Story - a stunning multi media exhibition at Cobh's restored
Victorian Railway Station. Themes include The Titanic,
Emigration & Famine. New Genealogy Service available. |
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Desmond Castle,
Kinsale |
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Desmond Castle has had a colourful history, ranging from
Spanish occupation in 1601 to use as a prison for captured
American sailors during the American War of Independence.
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Cork City Gaol, Cork
City |
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The
Cork City Goal
has been restored as a highly exciting visitor attraction which
set out to tell the visitor what life was like there for
prisoners in the 19th century. An exciting Audio Visual
presentation is an integral part of the experience
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Cork Vision Centre,
Cork City |
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Located in the heart of Cork's historic centre,
and within walking distance of the city's artistic, commercial and
tourist attractions, the
Cork
Vision Centre offers visitors an opportunity to appreciate a
fine example of conservation in action, and to explore Cork's
evolution from past, through present, and onwards to future
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Doneraile
Wildlife Park |
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North of Doneraile town in Co. Cork, a great
landscaped estate - 160 hectares of parklands with mature groves
of deciduous trees and a number of deer herds. |
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Fota Wildlife
Park |
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Fota Wildlife
Park is Ireland's only Wildlife Park. In this rural setting
one can view rare and endangered species of wildlife in
surroundings which have been developed as close as possible to
their natural environment. |
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Jameson Heritage Centre in Midleton |
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Exploring the Jameson Heritage Centre in Midleton Co. Cork will
take you back through time. Discover the history, and the magical
taste of Irish Whiskey -Uisce Beatha (The Water of Life) the
mystical spirit perfected by Irish monks in the 6th Century A.D. |
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Milstreet Country
Park |
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Over
500 acres of lakes, waterfalls, streams, wetlands, walks, picnic
areas, moorlands, arboretum, herb rich meadows, ornamental
gardens, archaeological sites, native deer, birds and wildlife.
Treat yourself to a visit, you will find yourself coming back
again and again.
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Michael Collins
Centre |
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MICHAEL
COLLINS CENTRE have been interpreting the
life of Michael Collins since 1997, when they organized
the first Michael Collins Tours, taking visitors to the
important sites in West Cork associated with the famous
Irish patriot. Elizabeth Slyne Crowley, grandmother of Tim
Crowley was a cousin of Michael Collins and her husband
Tim Crowley was on active service during the 1916
rebellion |
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The Mizen Head Vision
Visitor Centre |
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The Mizen Head Signal Station Visitor Centre Irelands' Most
South-westerly Point |
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West Cork Model
Railway Village |
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Enjoy a visit to
The West
Cork Model Railway Village the first of its kind in Ireland.
Experience the sights and the sounds of life in West Cork during
the 1940's. |
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The Royal Gunpowder
Mills, Ballincollig, Co Cork |
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The
Royal Gunpowder Mills, Ballincollig invites you to visit their
exciting, and unique industrial complex on the banks of the River
Lee in Cork, where the manufacture of gunpowder took place from
1794 to 1903.
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