Ireland
Things to do in Cork
31 places20 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 31 places to explore in Cork, and 20 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Cork's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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James's Fort
James Fort is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort located on Castlepark peninsula in Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland.
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Charles Fort
Charles Fort is a trace italienne fortification, a bastion fort with one section of the outer wall built in star fashion. It is located at the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland.
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Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne
The Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Anne, also known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, The North Cathedral or The North Chapel, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at the top of Shandon Street in Cork, Ireland.
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Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in Cork city, Ireland. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city.
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Elizabeth Fort
Elizabeth Fort is a 17th-century star fort off Barrack Street in Cork, Ireland.
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Belvelly Castle
Belvelly Castle is a 14th or 15th-century tower house in County Cork, Ireland.
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Fota Wildlife Park
Fota Wildlife Park is a 100-acre (40 ha) wildlife park located on Fota Island, near Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland.
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Camden Fort Meagher
Camden Fort Meagher is a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland.
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Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland.
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Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a castellated fortification located at Blackrock, about 2 km from Cork city centre on the banks of the River Lee in Ireland.
Discovery routes in Cork
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Cork: from the cathedral to Shandon
From St Fin Barre's Cathedral and Elizabeth Fort to the Red Abbey, from the English Market to the Crawford Art Gallery and the Opera House, then the Butter Museum, St Anne's Church in Shandon and the North Cathedral.
Blarney, Cobh and Kinsale: Cork Harbour
From Blarney Castle to Blackrock Castle, from Fota Wildlife Park and Belvelly Castle to the Cobh Heritage Centre and St Colman's Cathedral, then Spike Island, Camden Fort Meagher and, at Kinsale, Charles Fort, Desmond Castle and James's Fort.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Elizabeth Fort
Elizabeth Fort is a 17th-century star fort off Barrack Street in Cork, Ireland.
English Market
The English Market is a municipal food market in the centre of Cork city, Ireland. It stretches from Princes Street to the Grand Parade, and combines Princes Street Market and Grand Parade Market.
Cork Opera House
Cork Opera House is a theatre and opera house in Cork in Ireland. The first venue opened in 1855 on Emmet Place (then known as Nelson's Place) to the rear of the Crawford Art Gallery.
Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a castellated fortification located at Blackrock, about 2 km from Cork city centre on the banks of the River Lee in Ireland.
Belvelly Castle
Belvelly Castle is a 14th or 15th-century tower house in County Cork, Ireland.
Spike Island
Spike Island is an island of 103 acres (42 ha) in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel.
Camden Fort Meagher
Camden Fort Meagher is a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland.
Charles Fort
Charles Fort is a trace italienne fortification, a bastion fort with one section of the outer wall built in star fashion. It is located at the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland.
Desmond Castle
Desmond Castle is a tower house located in the town of Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland.
James's Fort
James Fort is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort located on Castlepark peninsula in Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland.
Ballincollig Castle
Ballincollig Castle is a Norman castle to the south of the town of Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland, built after the Norman invasion of Ireland.
Barryscourt Castle
Barryscourt Castle (Caisleán Chúirt an Bharraigh in Irish) is a castle located in eastern County Cork in southern Ireland, close to the town of Carrigtwohill.
Carrigrohane Castle
Carrigrohane Castle is located in the village of Carrigrohane, barony of Barretts in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on a rocky cliff-edge which overlooks the River Lee.
Kilcrea Castle
Kilcrea Castle is a ruined 15th-century towerhouse and bawn located near the Kilcrea Friary, west of Cork City, Ireland. The tower house and friary were both built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry.
Roche's Point Lighthouse
Roche's Point Lighthouse is situated at the entrance to Cork Harbour, Ireland. A lighthouse was first established on 4 June 1817 to guide ships into Cork Harbour.
Museums
Crawford Art Gallery
The Crawford Art Gallery is a public art gallery and museum in the city of Cork, Ireland.
Cork Butter Museum
The Cork Butter Museum is a museum in Cork city in Ireland which documents the history of butter production and sale in County Cork. It is housed in the former Cork Butter Market.
Cobh Heritage Centre
The Cobh Heritage Centre is a museum located in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. It is attached to Cobh railway station. The "Queenstown Experience", located at the centre, has mostly permanent exhibitions of Irish history.
Cork City Gaol
Cork City Gaol is a former prison, now a museum, located in Cork City, Ireland.
Lewis Glucksman Gallery
The Glucksman, formerly known as the Lewis Glucksman Gallery, is an art museum in University College Cork, Ireland.
Places of worship
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in Cork city, Ireland. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city.
Red Abbey
The Red Abbey in Cork, Ireland was a 14th-century Augustinian abbey which took its name from the reddish sandstone used in construction.
Church of St Anne
The Church of St Anne is a Church of Ireland church located in the Shandon district of Cork city in Ireland. Built between 1722 and 1726, it is situated on a hill overlooking the River Lee.
Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne
The Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Anne, also known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, The North Cathedral or The North Chapel, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at the top of Shandon Street in Cork, Ireland.
St Colman's Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St. Colman, usually known as Cobh Cathedral, or previously Queenstown Cathedral, is a single-spire cathedral in Cobh, Ireland.
Cloyne Cathedral
St. Colman's Cathedral, Cloyne is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cloyne, County Cork in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
Honan Chapel
The Honan Chapel is a small Catholic church built in the Hiberno-Romanesque revival style on the grounds of University College Cork, Ireland.
Kilcrea Friary
Kilcrea Friary is a ruined medieval abbey located near Ovens, County Cork, Ireland.
Holy Trinity Church, Cork
Holy Trinity Church, also known as Father Mathew Memorial Church, is a Roman Catholic Gothic Revival church and friary on Fr. Mathew Quay, on the bank of the River Lee in Cork.
Nature
Fota Wildlife Park
Fota Wildlife Park is a 100-acre (40 ha) wildlife park located on Fota Island, near Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland.
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