Entries tagged as Cork / Back home
Situated on the far South Western tip of Ireland in stunning West Cork , from which one can see the Fastnet Rock , which forms the turning point in the famous yacht race that bears its name. Worth a visit on any tours of Ireland and particularly accessible on our chauffeur drive options.
Ireland, an island in north-west Europe, has an area of 32,595 square miles. At its greatest it is 302 miles long and 171 miles wide and consists of a central lowland surrounded by a broken range of hills and small mountains. The climate is mild on account of the Gulf Stream, without extremes of heat or [...]
The well-known Irish ability to wax lyrical on just about any imaginable topic is often attributed to the ‘Blarney’. Our driver/guides at Ireland Luxury Tours are “full of it”. At Blarney Castle, close to the city of Cork, the Blarney Stone is said, if kissed, to impart this loquacity on anyone feeling able to perform the [...]
DAY ONE : Fly into Dublin. Ireland Luxury Tours driver/guide will meet you at airport. Travel to Cork. (approx 3 hour drive). Book into the Hayfield Manor Hotel http://www.hotels.com/ho182169/hayfield-manor-hotel-cork-ireland/ for 2 nights. DAY TWO : Visit the English Market in Cork http://www.theenglishmarket.ie/ and historic Kinsale http://www.kinsale.ie/ DAY THREE : Travel to Galway visiting Cliffs of Moher http://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/ [...]
Ilnacullin, the Italian Gardens on Garinish Island, are reminiscent of a Maxfield Parrish fantasy, hardly what you would expect in rural Cork, though the conical hills in the background may suggest a lesser Mount Olympus. However, such ‘follies’ or architectural fantasies are not uncommon in Ireland’s traditionally bleak landscape, usually the creation of landed gentry [...]
Most people who tour south Cork pass through this fishing and market centre on the main coastal road. The town stands at the head of the long haven of Bantry Bay, sheltered by two of the hilly peninsulas that trail southwest from Cork’s mainland. A statue of St Brendan gazes seawards from its square by [...]