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Market
English Market
A covered food market in the centre of Cork, operating since 1788, with stalls selling fish, meat, cheeses and breads under an iron and glass roof and a fountain in the middle.
Cork · Ireland Capital
Cork
In the destination Cork and Kinsale.
In the photo: St Anne’s Church, Shandon
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Cork.
Cork is the second city of Ireland, built on an island between two branches of the River Lee. In the centre are the English Market, a covered food market, and the shopping streets of St Patrick's Street; on the north hill is St Anne's tower in Shandon, with the bells visitors can ring; south of the river is St Fin Barre's Cathedral. Blarney Castle is 8 km away.
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The local experience
What to see in Cork
Church
St Anne's Church, Shandon
Church dating from 1722 on the Shandon hill, with a tower with two red sides and two white sides, a four-faced clock and eight bells that visitors can ring.
Church
St Fin Barre's Cathedral
Gothic cathedral of 1879 with three spires, designed by William Burges on the site where St Fin Barre founded a monastery in the 7th century, featuring stained glass, mosaics and a golden angel on the roof.
Castle
Blarney Castle
A tower house built in 1446 by the MacCarthy family, 8 km from Cork, where visitors kiss the Pedra de Blarney while lying on their backs on the battlements, surrounded by 24 hectares of gardens.