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DRIVE 1: A Taste of East Cork 35

Cork Butter St. Ann's
0 metres 500 Museum Church
Shandon N20 LEITRIM ST
0 yards 500 SHANDON ST DOM INICK ST
B L A R N E Y S T R E E T POPE'S QUAY
J REDMOND ST
B L A R N E Y S T R E E T NORTH MALL
KYRL’S QUAY COAL QUAY Cork Opera
S U N D A Y ’ S W E L L R O A D Cork NORTH MAIN STREET STREET CORNMARKET
House
St Peter's
Cork City Gaol BACHELOR’S QUAY KYLE ST Crawford Art
Quarter
CONVENT AVE CASTLE ST PAUL ST Gallery Huguenot
ST PATRICK ST
L e e SH E ARE S S T R EE T English
S T R AW B E R Y H I L L
Bishop
Daly’s L e e DYKE PARAD E W A S H I N G T O N S T R E E T GRAND PARADE Market
Lucey Park
Bridge Fitzgerald WA N DESFORD QUAY Tourist Office
Park L A N C A S T E R Q U A Y
Cork Public Cork City
Museum M A R D Y K E R O A D L e e CR AWFORD STREET Library
W E S T E R N R O A D Lewis Glucksman S H ARMAN St. Fin Barre's
Cathedral
Gallery GILL ABBEY ST DEAN ST
Univeristy B A N D O N R O A D E V E R G R E E N S T R E E T
L e e College Cork
The English Market Turn right along the River Lee and
Although there has been a market Lancaster Quay, right again at the
here since 1610, the current elegant end onto Wandesford Quay, then
covered market hall was built in right into Sharman Crawford Street.
1786, and extensively restored after St Fin Barre’s Cathedral y was
fires in 1980 and 1986. Despite its consecrated in 1870 on the site of a
name (dating from the days of
English rule) the best of regional monastery founded by the saint in
and national produce is to be found the 7th century. Its elegant spires are
here, from fine cheeses to pigs’ feet, a city landmark. Walk back to the river,
but there are also delicacies from cross it and turn right into Washington
around the world. The galleried Street to return to Grand Parade.
upper level makes for great people- ª From Cork City, take the N8, then
watching, and you can sample local
fare at its cafés and restaurants N25 signed to Waterford. Turn right on
(www.englishmarket.ie). R624 to Cobh and continue on this for
4 km (2.5 miles) to Fota Wildlife Park.
Above Cork City’s lowering Gothic-style
Turn left and walk down Shandon 2 Fota Wildlife Park & House 19th-century Gaol
Street to the river, turn right along Carrigtwohill, Co Cork
North Mall and Sunday’s Well Road Founded in 1983 as an adjunct to EAT AND DRINK IN CORK CITY
and turn right into Convent Avenue Dublin Zoo, and situated on lovely
for a tour of the 19th-century Gothic- Fota Island, the Fota Wildlife Park Farmgate Café inexpensive
Fresh ingredients are transformed
style Cork City Gaol w (open daily). (open daily) is a 28-ha (70-acre) into classic regional dishes – from
Return to Sunday’s Well Road and conservation centre where wildlife oysters and chowder to Irish lamb
cross the river via Daly’s Bridge e, can roam free. It is home to some stew – in this lively market setting.
a fine 1926 suspension footbridge very rare Asian species, such as red English Market; 021 427 8134;
(known as “the shaky bridge” because pandas, Sumatran tigers and Indian www.farmgate.ie; closed Sun
it moves as people cross it) into rhino, among many more animals. A Jacobs on the Mall moderate
Fitzgerald Park for the Cork Public train takes visitors through the varied Foodies flock to this award-winning
Museum r (open daily), which tells habitats. Fota House (open Apr–Sep: restaurant for delicious, modern
European cuisine served in converted
the history of Cork and its most daily) is the 19th-century Regency- Turkish baths.
famous citizens. style house at the heart of the estate, 30a South Mall; 021 425 1530;
From here, walk south, crossing with a superb art collection and fine www.jacobsonthemall.com;
Western Road, and over the South Neo-Classical interiors. Its arboretum eves only, closed Sun
Channel of the River Lee to the campus includes rare trees and shrubs from Jacques Restaurant expensive
of University College Cork. Don’t miss around the world; the lovely gardens The multiple award-winning Jacques
the contemporary art at the Lewis also feature a fernery and an orangery. attracts an elegant crowd with its
quality Irish ingredients prepared
Glucksman Gallery t (open Tue–Sat, ª On leaving the Fota Wildlife Park, in an imaginative way.
Sun afternoons); its cantilevered turn right and follow the R624 over 23 Oliver Plunkett St; 021 427 7387;
concrete design is an artwork in itself. the bridge to Great Island and Cobh. www.jacquesrestaurant.ie; closed Sun
Eat and Drink: inexpensive, under €25; moderate, €25–€50; expensive, over €50
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