--- title: "Cork – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Cork, Ireland: Cork is the second-largest city in the Republic of Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the province of Munster and…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cork" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cork.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/University_College_Cork_-_Quad_during_Eclipse_2015_%2816684104050%29.jpg/3840px-University_College_Cork_-_Quad_during_Eclipse_2015_%2816684104050%29.jpg" --- City in County Cork, Munster, Ireland # Cork Cork is the second-largest city in the Republic of Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the province of Munster and the third-largest on the island of Ireland. ![Cork](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/University_College_Cork_-_Quad_during_Eclipse_2015_%2816684104050%29.jpg/3840px-University_College_Cork_-_Quad_during_Eclipse_2015_%2816684104050%29.jpg) Cork · Wikimedia Commons The place Cork is the second-largest city in the Republic of Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the province of Munster and the third-largest on the island of Ireland. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 224,004. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_(city%29), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Cork 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Blarney Stone The Blarney Stone is a block of Carboniferous limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about 8 kilometres from the centre of Cork City, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab. 7.8 km · Carboniferous limestone in Blarney Castle, Ireland, associated with the legend that kissing it endows one with the skill of speaking eloquently · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blarney_Stone) 2. University College Cork University College Cork is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Cork, Ireland. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Colleges in Belfast, Cork, and Galway. 1.6 km · constituent university of the National University of Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College_Cork) 3. Blarney Castle Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446. 7.8 km · castle in Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blarney_Castle) 4. Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in Cork city, Ireland. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city. 800 m · cathedral in Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Fin_Barre%27s_Cathedral) 5. Turners Cross Turners Cross, also known as Turners Cross Stadium and officially as Munster FA Turners Cross Stadium from January 2026, is an all-seater football stadium located in and synonymous with the district of Turners Cross in Cork, Ireland. It is owned by the Munster Football Association, and is used by the MFA and by League of Ireland side Cork City. 1.3 km · Football stadium, home of Munster Football Association & Cork City FC · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turners_Cross_(stadium%29) 6. Páirc Uí Chaoimh Páirc Uí Chaoimh is a Gaelic games stadium in Cork, Ireland. Often referred to simply as "The Park", it is the home of Cork GAA and is located in Ballintemple, near the site of the original Cork Athletic Grounds. 2.4 km · stadium in Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1irc_U%C3%AD_Chaoimh) 7. Church of St Anne The Church of St Anne is a Church of Ireland church located in the Shandon district of Cork city in Ireland. Built between 1722 and 1726, it is situated on a hill overlooking the River Lee. 800 m · church in Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Anne,_Shandon) 8. Musgrave Park Musgrave Park, known as Virgin Media Park for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane. 1.8 km · Rugby football stadium in Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musgrave_Park,_Cork) 9. Carrigrohane Castle Carrigrohane Castle is located in the village of Carrigrohane, barony of Barretts in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on a rocky cliff-edge which overlooks the River Lee. 6.2 km · castle in Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrigrohane_Castle) 10. The Elysian The Elysian is a mixed-use Celtic Tiger-era building at Eglinton Street in Cork, Ireland. Construction of the building was completed in early September 2008. 500 m · Irish landmark building · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elysian) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Crawford Art Gallery The permanent collection includes paintings by Jack Yeats and Sean Keating, and a series of plaster casts of classical statues, which King George IV found tedious. 2. Elizabeth Fort The original fort built in 1601 was just timber and earth, and the citizens made short work of it. 3. St Fin Barre's Cathedral Saint Fin Barre (550-623 AD) was a preacher who spent his last 17 years hereabouts. 4. Nano Nagle Place Honora Nagle (1718-1784) pioneered Catholic education for girls in an era when that was repressed by the Penal Laws. 5. Church of St Anne Shandon (Shandon Bells), Church St T23 YN88,. 6. Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne This is the neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral, opened in 1808. From [Wikivoyage: Cork](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cork), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do What's on? Listen to Cork 96 on 96.4 MHz, C103 on 102.6 MHz, or Red FM on 106.1 MHz. Read Cork Independent, The Echo, The Cork, The Corkman or Cork Beo. Cork City Tours operate a hop-on hop-off bus tour of the city, as well as excursions out to the Jameson Distillery, Mizen Head, and Ring of Kerry. They run May-Sep, and in 2023 the city tour is €18 adult, €16 conc, €7 child. 1. Páirc Ui Chaoimh This 45,000 capacity stadium hosts the biggest games. 2. Cork City FC "The Rebel Army" were relegated in 2025 - they're a yo-yo team and now play soccer in League of Ireland First Division, the second tier. From [Wikivoyage: Cork](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cork), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Eating places and bars are everywhere, but especially on MacCurtain Street, Washington Street and Oliver Plunkett Street. From [Wikivoyage: Cork](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cork), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Cork **Airports:** Cork (ORK), 6 km · Shannon (SNN), 95 km · Ireland West Knock (NOC), 225 km\ **Stations:** Cork Airport, 6.4 km · Cork Kent railway station, 900 m · Little Island railway station, 8 km\ - Shannon → Cork 94 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · €12–17 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/shannon-to-cork) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Shannon&to=Cork) - Charlestown → Cork 231 km · quickest by road, 3h 37m · €27–38 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/charlestown-to-cork) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Charlestown&to=Cork) - Dublin → Cork 219 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · €26–36 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dublin-to-cork) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dublin&to=Cork) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Cork) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Cork Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cork. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in In summer there are car ferries from Roscoff (15 hr) twice a week, operated by Brittany Ferries. - Get in In 2026, a new daily Hibernia Lines ferry launched to Boulogne-sur-mer. From [Wikivoyage: Cork](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cork), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Inis Mór (Inishmore)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/inis-mor) IE 8 ways of moving, 21 sources 161 km 2. [Lundy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/lundy) GB 7 ways of moving, 11 sources 275 km 3. [Isle of Arran](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-arran) GB 10 ways of moving, 36 sources 464 km 4. [Isle of Jura](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/isle-of-jura) GB 10 ways of moving, 19 sources 485 km 5. [Tarbert, Loch Fyne and Kintyre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/tarbert-loch-fyne) GB 9 ways of moving, 15 sources 485 km If you know how people move in Cork – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ccork&title=Cork&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fcork), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Cork - [Blarney](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/blarney) village in Cork, Ireland 7.8 km - [Passage West](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/passage-west) town in Co. 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