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Bishopstown

Bishopstown

Bishopstown is a suburb of Cork, located in the south west of the city.

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It is made-up of the townlands of Ballineaspigbeg and Ballineaspigmore, and is located in the civil parish of St. Finbar's in the historical Barony of Cork. It is near the town of Ballincollig, a satellite of Cork City, and is home to a number of schools and colleges. It also borders the neighbouring suburbs of Wilton and Glasheen.

How locals move

Getting around Bishopstown the local way

  • Get inIn summer there are car ferries from Roscoff (15 hr) twice a week, operated by Brittany Ferries.
  • Get inIn 2026, a new daily Hibernia Lines ferry launched to Boulogne-sur-mer.

From Wikivoyage: Cork, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: JoachimKohler-HB (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.