Darragh here. After 20 years in the US, I'm back in Dublin seeing Ireland with fresh eyes. As I rediscover this beautiful island, I'm sharing my local insights and favorite spots here!
In the second of our 5 day trips from our Cork hub of Kinsale, you're heading west to Clonakilty, Courtmacsherry & Inchydoney Clonakilty Market Clonakilty was very nearly our Cork hub instead of Kinsale. Love this town. If you've had an Irish breakfast, Clon is home
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Today, you're off to Cork City itself. It's only 30 minutes from Kinsale. I wouldn't be mad at your if you made Cork City your hub and stayed here for 3 nights too. I just prefer smaller villages myself. Personal preference. While National Geographic
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Cobh might look like just another pretty port town, but this harbor has seen more drama than The Crown, from Titanic tears to prison fears, singing donkeys and grateful bisons. Cobh. The Titanic's Final Harbour Cobh is famous as the last port of call for the Titanic. This
Pour farm-fresh milk at Rostellan, learn world-class cooking at Ballymaloe, and savor premium whiskey at Midleton Distillery Today, you'll head east from your hub in Kinsale to the villages of Ballycotton, Ballymaloe & Middleton It's an hour drive to Ballycotton where you can stretch your legs
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Our Cork Hub: Kinsale Why We Chose Kinsale For Our Cork Hub Kinsale is a colorful coastal town that is the food capital of Ireland. The small town's many restaurants get their fish straight off the boats on the pier. Kinsale is more touristy than our usual hubs,
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Why Cork? Cork gets overlooked in favor of Kerry by many visitors. Kerry J'Adore, but Cork has all of Kerry's beauty and food that might just nudge Kerrygold into second place. Even the strong Cork accent grows on you, like. Cork natives say that Cork is
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Today you're exploring the Mizen Head Peninsula to see lighthouses, islands, Ireland's answer to a Thai beach, and quite possibly the narrowest two way road in Ireland (or the galaxy, since Star Wars was filmed here). Bantry To Mizen Head We're using Bantry as
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Now we come to my favorite drive in all of Ireland, The Ring of Beara. It's wilder and much less travelled than its famous neighbor, the Ring Of Kerry, but it just as spectacular. The roads are too narrow for the tour buses that clog the Ring of
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Today you'll move between our hubs of Kinsale to Bantry via Baltimore. Baltimore is a pirate ravaged, festival filled gateway to the some of the most remote inhabited islands in Ireland. And along the way, you'll pass the small character filled villages of West Cork. It&
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Sheep Head is a small peninsula, often overlooked in favor of its big brothers, the Mizen & Beara peninsulas, but walkers know all about Sheep's Head. Although Sheep's Head is only 25km long itself, the intestinal walking Sheep's Head Way stretches for the guts
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Why We Chose Bantry For Our West Cork Hub Bantry is pure Cork. It has just the right balance of being a real working town and not a tourist town. But it has plenty for the visitors to see and do. You'll get a true feeling for what
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Why Come To West Cork? Simple. It's the most beautiful part of all of Ireland for me. That's why I'm dedicating a guide all of its own, not just including it in the Cork guide. West Cork makes a mockery of those who come