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

Cork's public gallery houses a small but excellent permanent collection. — Lonely Planet

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

An attention-grabbing mixture of French Gothic and medieval whimsy. — Lonely Planet

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

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

Recounts Cork’s history from the Stone Age right up to local football legend Roy Keane. — Lonely Planet

Shandon is dominated by the 1722 St Anne’s Church , aka the ‘Four-Faced Liar’. — Lonely Planet

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

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

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

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

At Mizen Head, the southernmost point in Ireland, the land falls precipitously into the Atlantic breakers in a procession of spectacular 210m (700-ft.) sea cliffs. — Frommer's

A real heartbreaker, this one: a charity that rescues abandoned and abused donkeys and nurses them back to health. — Frommer's