Informatie over Cork (wat ik al her en der verzameld heb, ga er zelf binnen enkele maanden naar toe):
Cork
- B&B:
http://www.fernroydhouse.com/ of
http://www.garnish.ie/ of
http://www.crawfordguesthouse.com/ of
http://www.bluedolphin.ie/- prachtige stad gelegen aan monding vd Lee (met aan Bachelor’s Quay: Gregoriaanse huizen)
- brede hoofdstraat: St. Patrick’s street (volgt de bocht van een oude rivierbedding)
- stad is best te voet te verkennen (plannetjes te verkrijgen in Visitor Centre, stadswandeling ook vanaf blz 193 in boek “Insight guide: Ierland”)
- 13de eeuwse Christ Church
- gotische renaissance kerk “Church of St. Peter and St. Paul”
- St Ann’s Church met beroemde Shandon-klokken (toren heeft vorm van een peperstrooier)
- St. Patricks
- Parliament Bridge
- Paul Street & Carey’s Lane & French church street => te vergelijken met Temple Bar (Dublin)
- St Finbarre’s Cathedral (overdadige neo-gotiek, interieur valt tegen na de weelde buiten)
- Red Abbey Tower: overblijfsel middeleeuwse Cork (deel 14de eeuwse augustijner abdij)
- belangrijk winkelcentrum Grande Parade
- “Cork City Gaol”: indrukwekkende stadsgevangenis 19de en 20ste eeuw
- pub: “Chateau Bar” (St. Patricks, elegante pub in fantastisch gebouw met victoriaans interieur, en prima pub food)
- pubs in district Shandon: “Chimes” (joviale arbeiderspub) & “Henchy’s” (gevarieerde lunch met dichters)
- pub “The oyster tavern” (Market Lane, 18de eeuwse pub)
Start in Counihans (Pemnbroke street), then The Long Valley (Winthrop Street), and Clancys. All very good and traditional. All of these are off Oliver Plunkett Street.
Also try and find the Mutton Lane Inn, just off Patrick street, one of the oldest pubs in Cork
one of the best pubs in cork for traditional music is the Spailpin Fanach on the south main street. As far as i know there is music there most nights.Enjoy the craic.
Clancys is very good, it's in Princes Street, right in the centre of cork.
http://www.clancys-bar.com/For big doorstep sandwiches try The Long Valley on Winthrop Street. Very traditional.
Inside Cork: Traditional Irish Music Venues
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Here are seven Trad Irish music venues for you to visit on your trip to Cork. They are nice trad bars with an ‘electric’ atmosphere when there is a gig on. They will get very full quickly on gig nights, so if you want something resembling a seat you will want to be there early. There may be a cover charge at the door but that depends on what artist is in session.
Counihans bar, Pembroke St. (beside the GPO) in Cork city every Sunday night at 9:30pm. Here, the band Arundó, an original four piece group based in North Cork, play an exciting mixture of traditional and contemporary Irish music.
The Gables bar on Wednesday and Sunday evenings, this is located at Douglas Street (about 10 minutes walk from City Hall – no bus to the door so take a taxi if you don't want to walk) At first glance Douglas Street might look a bit dodgy but it's not at all it's just an older area of the city.
Cruiscin Lan, Douglas Street – Sun 6pm (Pronounced Crew-skeen Lawn) It means ‘The full Jug’ in the Irish language.
The Corner house on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings (BlueGrass on Monday evening) located at Coburg Street, two minutes from Patricks Bridge which is City Centre.
Just a few doors away from the Corner House is a pub called Sin É (pronounced Shin - A) meaning "That's It !" in Irish. They boast live Traditional music every Sunday night since 1972. They also boast Improv Comedy on a daily basis. Definitely worth a trip to Coburg Street. Across the road from the Corner House and Sin É is the 'City Limits' Comedy Club - a well renowned comedy club - booking essential (and you can book on the web)
Paddy the Farmers, Old blackrock Road. (It’s not city centre, but is walkable in about 15 minutes or get a taxi – Fri 10pm
Spailpin Fanach, South Main St. – Weds & Fri (prob other nights as well but not the best venue as its hard to see musicians) Spailpin Fánach is a wandering Gypsy !!Pronounced Spal-peen fawn-ock.
All great and popular venues and from any of these you will get further details of other gigs taking place at other venues. Go in during the day or early before a gig if you want to get some information from the bar staff.
ENJOY the TRAD and before you travel here check out this site
www.whazon.com for CORK and then click on NIGHTS OUT and then TRADITIONAL IRISH
- leuk lunchadres: “Farmgate Café”
- straatmuzikanten treden op in “Paul Street Piazza” (Huguenot Quarter)
- Lough Mahon
- op weg naar Kinsale ligt kerk van Christ the King: prachtige, avantgardistische kerk, ontworpen door
Barry Byrne
- “Blackrock Castle”: 1,5 km stroomafwaarts van centrum Cork (°1582) => niet meer toegankelijk
Opm: Cork is zeer drukke stad, die het autoverkeer niet meer kan verwerken, ondanks het eenrichtingsverkeer in de binnenstad en de ringwegen eromheen. Parkeren mag alleen met parkeerschijf. Groot parkeerterrein aan Lavitt’s Quay