Editor's picks
A local's shortlist — the places worth your time first, each with a tip.
The English Market
Food · Grand Parade / Princes Street, city centre
A covered market trading since 1788 — butchers, fishmongers, cheesemongers and a mezzanine restaurant above the stalls.
Local tip: Go to the Princes Street side for the fish and the tripe-and-drisheen counter, then eat upstairs at the Farmgate, which looks down over the whole market. Midweek mornings are calm; Saturdays are not.
Shandon & St Anne's Church
Landmark · Northside, up the hill from the river
The red-and-white steeple that appears on everything Cork prints, with a clock whose four faces disagree and a bell tower visitors ring themselves.
Local tip: You climb the tower and play the bells yourself from sheet music — nobody stops you. Locals call the clock the four-faced liar. The Butter Museum next door is better than it sounds.
MacCurtain Street & the Victorian Quarter
Nightlife · North bank, east of the bridges
The city's drinking and eating quarter, rebuilt around Victorian frontages between the North Channel and the hill.
Local tip: Start in the older bars around Coburg Street rather than the new places on MacCurtain itself. This is Rory Gallagher's ground — the city council maintains a signed walking trail through it.
Sunday's Well & the Lee Fields
Neighborhood · West of the centre along the north channel
Terraces stacked up the hillside above a long riverside meadow where the city walks, runs and swims.
Local tip: People swim in the Lee at the Fields all year, and the walk out along the Mardyke and back through Fitzgerald's Park is the standard Cork Sunday. Bring shoes you don't mind soaking — it floods.
Cobh & Spike Island
Culture · Cork Harbour, 25 minutes by commuter rail
The Titanic's last port of call, a cathedral on a cliff above painted terraces, and a fortress prison island in the harbour below.
Local tip: The train from Kent Station is the point — it runs along the water most of the way. Spike Island ferries go from Kennedy Pier and the last one back is early, so check it before you settle into Cobh for the afternoon.
Ballycotton Cliff Walk
Hidden gemNature · East Cork, about an hour from the city
A waymarked clifftop path above a working fishing village, with a lighthouse on an island offshore.
Local tip: Do it in reverse from Ballyandreen so the village and the pub are at the end rather than the start. It is far quieter than the Kerry and West Cork walks people drive past it to reach.
Explore 110 places across Cork
Museums, landmarks, monuments, heritage sites and parks — mapped, with photos. The most notable spots first.
Museums & galleries
(7)
MuseumCrawford Art Gallery
Municipal art gallery in Cork, Ireland
MuseumLewis Glucksman Gallery
Art gallery in County Cork, Ireland
MuseumCork Butter Museum
Butter museum in County Cork, Ireland
Museum
MuseumCork Folklore Project
Museum.
Passage West Maritime Museum
Museum.
Landmarks & architecture
(28)
Landmark
Landmark
Landmark
Landmark
LandmarkCallanans Tower
Tower in Ireland
LandmarkBurmah Bridge
Bridge in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkBrian Boru Bridge
Bridge in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkClontarf Bridge
Bridge in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkSt Patrick's Bridge
Bridge in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkSouth Gate Bridge, Cork
Oldest surviving bridge in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkParliament Bridge, Cork
Bridge in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkNewman's Bridge
Bridge in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkCarrignavar Bridge
Bridge in Carrignavar, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkBelvelly Bridge
Bridge in County Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkKilmoney Bridge
Bridge in County Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkThe Dandy Bridge
Bridge in Kilnaglery, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkMonkstown Castle
Landmark in Cork.
LandmarkSt Finbarres Tower
Landmark in Cork.
LandmarkClarke's Bridge
Bridge in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkAlderman Reilly's Bridge
Bridge in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkCopperalley Bridge
Bridge in Riverstown, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkTower Bridge
Bridge in Bawnnafinny, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkInishcarra Bridge
Bridge in Coolroe, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkBallea Bridge Upper
Bridge in Ballea, County Cork, Ireland
LandmarkBallea Bridge Lower
Bridge in Ballea, County Cork, Ireland
Cogan's Castle (Beauvoir)
Castle.
Barnahely Castle
Castle.
The Tower (Barn)
Castle.
Monuments & memorials
(11)
MonumentFather Theobald Mathew Memorial
Monument in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
MonumentThe Onion Seller
Monument in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
MonumentNational Monument
Monument in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
MonumentLusitania Memorial
Monument in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
MonumentDelaney Brothers Monument
Monument in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
MonumentApple Woman
Monument in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
MonumentGirl Dancer
Monument in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
MonumentBust of George Boole
At UCC campus, Cork
The Saurian
Public artwork by Jim Buckley.
Marian Shrine
Historic site.
Cross
Historic monument.
Places of worship
(52)
Religious
ReligiousHonan Chapel
Catholic church at University College Cork, Ireland
ReligiousHoly Trinity Church, Cork
Church building in Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSaints Peter and Paul's Church, Cork
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of the Resurrection
Church in Blarney, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Mary's Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Vincent's Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Luke's Church, Douglas
Anglican church in Douglas, Cork
Religious
ReligiousSt. Finbarr's South Church
Church building in County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Pauls Church
Church building in Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Peter's Church
Church building in Cork, Ireland
ReligiousCork Archives Institute
Formerly Church of Ireland Christ Church, Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Francis's Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of the Immaculate Conception
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Patrick's Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChrist the King Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousTrinity Presbyterian Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousFirst Presbyterian Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Mary's on the Hill Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of the Ascension Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousHoly Family Catholic Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of Our Lady Crowned Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of the Holy Spirit Church
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of the Assumption
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of the Way of the Cross
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of Our Lady and St John
Church in Carrigaline, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of the Annunciation Church
Church in Blackpool, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Michael's Roman Catholic Church
Church in Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Columba's Church
Church in Douglas, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Lappan's Church
Church in Little Island, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChrist Church
Church in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of the Immaculate Conception
Church in Blarney, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Joseph's Church
Church building in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of the Resurrection
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Michael's Church
Church in Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Mary's Church
Church in Waterloo, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Mary's Church
Church in Carrigaline, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Senan's Church
Church in Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousScots Church, Cobh
Church in Cobh, Ireland
ReligiousSt Lappan's Church, Little Island
Anglican church in Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt Mary's Church, Carrigaline
Anglican church in Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of St Mary and St John
Church in Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of St Peter, Carrigrohane
Church building in Ireland
ReligiousSt Nicholas Church
Church in Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt. Joseph's Church
Church building in Springhill, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousChurch of the Sacred Heart, Cork
Church in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
ReligiousSt. Joseph's Church
Church building in Wilton, County Cork, Ireland
SMA Church
Place of worship run by Society of African Missions.
Church of the Incarnation
Place of worship, 1976.
Saint Brendan's Church
The Glen
Place of worship in The Glen, 1973.
Heritage & archaeology
(3)Old Church
Historic ruins.
Sacrificial Altar
Historic ruins.
Druids Circle
Historic ruins.
Parks & nature
(7)
Park
ParkBishop Lucey Park
Park in Cork, Republic of Ireland
ParkGilabbey
Former site of an Augustinian Abbey, now a park in Cork
Park
ParkKempton (Meelick) Park
Public park.
Spring Lane Park
Public park.
More to explore
(2)Murphy's Farm
Visitor attraction.
Fota Arboretum and Gardens
Visitor attraction.
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