Cork

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Cork is a liberal, youthful and cosmopolitan place that was badly hit by economic recession but is now busily reinventing itself with spruced-up streets, revitalized stretches of waterfront, and an artisan coffee bar on every corner.

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Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland after Dublin. It lies on Ireland’s south coast and is connected to the sea by Cork Harbour and a slim channel called Passage West. Cork and the adjacent coastline have a strong seafaring and trading tradition. In effect, the original city is an island enclosed by two arms of …

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Planning a Trip

LANGUAGE English CURRENCY Pound Sterling BEST TIME TO VISIT March to May and September to November NEAREST RAILWAY STATION Kent Station Cork NEAREST AIRPORT Cork Airport (ORK) EMERGENCY HELPLINE NUMBER 112 INTERNET ACCESS Free wi-fi is available throughout the city centre’s main streets and public spaces, including the bus and train stations. Webworkhouse.com Internet cafe; also offers low-cost international phone …

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Getting Around

Bicycle Cycle Scene rents bikes and accessories, including good-quality road-racing bikes (€45 a day). Bus Most places are within easy walking distance of the centre. Single bus tickets costs €2.05 each; a day pass is €5. Buy all tickets on the bus. Car Street parking requires scratch-card parking discs (€2 per hour, in force 8.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday), …

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History & Culture

Cork has had it hard: browbeaten, brawled over, burned down and rebuilt; no wonder it never outshone Dublin in the capital city stakes. Maimed by the Black Death, scared by starvation and ravaged by religious reformation, it’s remarkable that only a million Corkonians emigrated in the harsh winter of 1846-7. That period, known as Black 47, was the toughest of …

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Top Attractions

St. Patrick’s Street Initially conceived in the early 18th century by wealthy merchants presumably anxious to part their fellow citizens from their cash, this has remained Cork’s main shopping hub. An easy couple-of-minute’s stroll from The English Market and known locally as “Pana” the broad, curving street boasts many fine shops including upmarket department store Brown Thomas. Shopping, of course, …

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