Farran
Farran is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens.
Farran is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens. It lies on the southside of the River Lee. Farran is 12 miles (19 km) west from Cork City on the N22 road.
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Worth seeing in and around Farran
One place 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.
- 01Kilcrea Castle
Kilcrea Castle is a ruined 15th-century towerhouse and bawn located near the Kilcrea Friary, west of Cork City, Ireland. The tower house and friary were both built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry.
1 km · 15th-century ruined tower house and bawn · Wikipedia
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Getting to Farran
- Airports
- Cork (ORK), 16 km · Shannon (SNN), 93 km · Ireland West Knock (NOC), 227 km
- Shannon → Farran45 km · quickest by road, 1h 2m · €6–9
- Charlestown → Farran226 km · quickest by road, 4h 24m · €32–45
- Dublin → Farran301 km · quickest by road, 4h 33m · €34–48
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Farran
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 Farran. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are no through-buses to Ireland from Great Britain or the continent: change in London for the ferry ports.
- Get inBuses run from Rosslare ferry harbour via Wexford, Waterford, Dungarvan and Youghal to Cork, and continue to Kerry.
- Get inSummer ferries from Roscoff and Santander sail to Cork, landing at Ringaskiddy 7 km south of the city.
- Get aroundBut they also have long day trips out to far-flung spots like Mizen Head and Ring of Kerry, impractical to reach without your own car.
From Wikivoyage: County Cork, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2025-08.
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