Cork

The English Market is Ireland's most famous covered food market, and is heaven for anyone who loves food. — Afar Magazine

Though a runaway favorite for the title of “cheesiest tourist attraction in Ireland,” Blarney Castle is still an impressive building. — Frommer's

The main quadrangle is a fine example of 19th-century university architecture in the Tudor-Gothic style, reminiscent of many Oxford and Cambridge colleges. — Fodor's

John Annan Bryce, purchased this rocky isle, and, with the help of famed English architect... transformed it into a botanical Disneyland. — Fodor's

Fota Wildlife Park is a magnificent estate home to exotic species from all five continents and to animals from all over the world. — Michelin Guide

This Georgian house was built around 1750 for the earls of Bantry. — Frommer's

If you're a fan of history and/or photography, be sure to spend time at Charles Fort in County Cork. — Afar Magazine

Less than 2km (1 1/4 miles) west of the city center, this restored prison was infamous in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when it housed some of the greatest figures in the revolutionary movement. — Frommer's

Travel to this visitor center, set in a lighthouse... and you'll wind up reaching the Irish mainland's most southerly point. — Fodor's

Cobh was the last port of call for the ocean liner Titanic. At 1:30 pm on April 11, 1912, tenders carried 123 passengers out to the ship from the offices of the White Star Line. — Fodor's

The "experience" here is all about Irish whiskey. — Fodor's

Professional and amateur cooks flock here from all over the world to sit near the whisk of Darina Allen. — Frommer's

It was in the village of Woodfield... that Michael Collins (1890–1922) had his last drink before he was shot in an ambush. — Fodor's

It also tells the stories of great transatlantic liners, including the ill-fated Titanic, whose last port of call was Cobh, and the Lusitania. — Fodor's

An excellent place to get the pulse of artsy goings-on in town, the Triskel occupies converted town houses and a former church. — Fodor's

The collection includes medieval-looking churns and old butter-block wrappers with sublime graphics, but the pièce de résistance was an ancient corporate team-building video for the Irish Dairy Board. — Travel + Leisure