--- title: "The Lough, Cork – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "The Lough, Cork, Ireland: The Lough is a suburb of Cork city, the electoral division in which it lies, the body of water that gives the area its name and…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/the-lough" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/the-lough.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/2019-07-31-Lough_Hyne-0828.jpg/1920px-2019-07-31-Lough_Hyne-0828.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Suburb (and lake) in Cork, Ireland # The Lough, Cork The Lough is a suburb of Cork city, the electoral division in which it lies, the body of water that gives the area its name and a Roman Catholic parish of the same name. ![The Lough, Cork](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/2019-07-31-Lough_Hyne-0828.jpg/1920px-2019-07-31-Lough_Hyne-0828.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) The Lough, Cork · Superbass The place The Lough is a suburb of Cork city, the electoral division in which it lies, the body of water that gives the area its name and a Roman Catholic parish of the same name. It lies on the south side of the city. The Lough is part of the Cork South-Central Dáil constituency. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lough%2C_Cork), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around The Lough, 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. 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. 800 m · constituent university of the National University of Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College_Cork) 2. 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. 900 m · cathedral in Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Fin_Barre%27s_Cathedral) 3. 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) 4. 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. 3.8 km · stadium in Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1irc_U%C3%AD_Chaoimh) 5. English Market The English Market is a municipal food market in the centre of Cork city, Ireland. It stretches from Princes Street to the Grand Parade, and combines Princes Street Market and Grand Parade Market. 1.5 km · Historic market in Cork city, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Market) 6. 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. 1.9 km · church in Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Anne,_Shandon) 7. 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. 1.2 km · Rugby football stadium in Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musgrave_Park,_Cork) 8. 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. 1.9 km · Irish landmark building · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elysian) 9. Honan Chapel The Honan Chapel is a small Catholic church built in the Hiberno-Romanesque revival style on the grounds of University College Cork, Ireland. Designed in 1914, the building was completed in 1916 and furnished by 1917. 700 m · Catholic church at University College Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honan_Chapel) 10. Cork County Hall The County Hall is a 17-storey office block, owned by Cork County Council and housing its administrative headquarters. The building is located on Carrigrohane Road in the city of Cork. 1.6 km · building in Cork, Ireland · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Hall,_Cork) 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. Go there ## Getting to The Lough, Cork **Airports:** Cork (ORK), 5 km · Shannon (SNN), 95 km · Ireland West Knock (NOC), 226 km\ **Stations:** Cork Kent railway station, 2.5 km · Cork Albert Street railway station, 1.9 km\ - Shannon → The Lough, Cork 94 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · €12–17 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/shannon-to-the-lough-cork) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Shannon&to=The+Lough%2C+Cork) - Charlestown → The Lough, Cork 232 km · quickest by road, 3h 39m · €27–38 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/charlestown-to-the-lough-cork) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Charlestown&to=The+Lough%2C+Cork) - Dublin → The Lough, Cork 221 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · €26–36 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dublin-to-the-lough-cork) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dublin&to=The+Lough%2C+Cork) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=The%20Lough%2C%20Cork) 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 The Lough, 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 The Lough, 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. 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