Blarney Castle is now a partial ruin with some accessible rooms and battlements. At the top of the castle lies the Stone of Eloquence, better known as the Blarney Stone, visitors can be seen hanging upside-down over a sheer drop to kiss the stone, which is said to give the gift of eloquence.
In this 'you may also like' section we attempt to answer what else can I do? Here you have a list by order of being the closest some more beaches, things to see and do, places to eat and upcoming events.
Fountainstown Beach is located on the South Cork coast, west of the entrance to Cork Harbour. What you get is dependent on the tide as the beach is a mix of sand, pebbles and rocks and at high tide, you don’t have sand. The beach has seasonal lifeguards, car parking, toilets, benches and a small shop with coffee, ice-creams and Read more…
Garretstown beach is a sandy beach that has some good waves and is thus popular with surfers. If you want less waves then Garrylucas tends to be calmer. Read more…
Garrylucas beach is a sandy beach with some sand dunes. You do get two beaches for one here as Garretstown Beach is just next door and very popular with surfers and bodyboarders. Read more…
Garryvoe Beach is a mix of sand and pebbles backed by a grass area The beach facilities include car parking, toilets, children’s play area, shop, cafe and seasonal lifeguards. Read more…
Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills were originally opened in 1794 as a private enterprise, before being taken over by the British Government during the Napoleonic Wars as one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government. Read more…
This 19th century prison is a castle-like building. Visitors will get an insight into the day-to-day prison life. Open 7 days a week with Audio Tour available in English, Spanish, French, Irish, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Japanese. Read more…
Cork Public Museum is located in a mid-19th century building within Fitzgerald Park in the Mardyke area of the city. The museum’s exhibits focus mainly on the history and archaeology of the Cork area Read more…
The Glucksman Gallery is an art gallery in University College Cork (UCC) and was named ‘Best Public Building in Ireland’ by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in June 2005. The gallery has three floors of display spaces and the temporary exhibitions programme focuses on thematic shows. Read more…
