Service, Ambience…read more Stopped here as our first pub to visit once we got to cork. We stumbled upon it but it certainly did not disappoint! Our service was absolutely top notch Irish hospitality and pints were fantastic. The atmosphere is lovely with traditional Irish music playing softly in the background. 100% recommend a stop in, it's very lovely.

We stopped by to hear live music at sine' but it was packed and there wasn't enough room to even…read morestand so we went next door to Corner House which ended up having live music at 9pm. It was really great! Really enjoyed it and we listened for a good 2 hours. Would definitely recommend!

Great place to see an old castle but also if you're a science nerd. The new planetarium they…read moreinstalled was a great feature full of information about the stars and planets

Very nice space really cool spot restaurant overall had really good quality food and waiters were…read morevery nice the but the portion sizes are a bit skimped on for what you pay

I had no idea that there was a port in Ireland and that a group of passengers embarked on the…read moreTitanic from here. But I learned all about that when I visited the museum in Cobh. At the beginning of your tour, you receive a boarding pass-a replica of an actual passenger on the ship-and you follow their journey through the museum. You see where the different classes would have slept, dined and spent time being entertained. At the end, you can find out if your passenger survived or not. The museum itself is a little light, but does have some interesting things on exhibit. However, knowing that you're in the exact spot that passengers would have queued up to board is where the draw is. Such a tragedy and it's nice to be able to honor those people and learn more about their individual experiences.

This was a really well done experience. I thought it would be just a museum or a movie or talk or…read moresomething but they did their best to put us in the shoes of those who got on the ill-fated voyage from Cobh. I left saddened but with a greater understanding of what happened. I recommend.

MILLENNIUM HALL The Millennium Hall is the lesser known of…read morethe two halls within the Cork City Hall complex, all of us more familiar with the big Concert Hall. The new Millennium is about quarter of the size of its neighbour and can take 340 Standing/Reception or 200/250 Seated. Both were busy last weekend. There was a big festival in the Concert Hall while the Millennium hosted the Re-Discover Cork tourism showcase. I paid a visit there, along with many others, to see the many attractions in the city and county ranging from the town of Youghal in the East to Castletownbere in the West. Picked up a bagful of leaflets and brochures and a few money-off offers here and there and, as a direct result, am off to Youghal next weekend to sample the culinary expertise available at the famous Aherne's Restaurant. Just getting in before the crowds, as Cork has been included on the Lonely Planet's and Yahoo China's top ten cities for 2010.

BEAUTIFUL farm with endless scenery and lovely instructors. Loved seeing the pups work!read more

A fascinating demonstration of using border collies to herd sheep and an interesting demonstration…read moreof sheep shearing. We were on a CIE Tour of Scotland and Ireland and the Kissane Sheep Farm was part of our itinerary. It was truly fascinating watching them use the border collies to herd sheep. All of the communication with the dogs was non-verbal and consisted primarily of whistles. The dogs responded to these non-verbal commands and were quite proficient at herding the sheep. After watching the dogs, we then moved inside one of the barns for a demonstration of sheep shearing. One man narrated the demo and explained the process of how the sheep are sheared and when is the best time of year to shear the sheep. The other man did an amazing job of completely shearing a sheep in a matter of minutes - with the coat coming off in 1 large piece. This offered a great look at the local culture.

We loved this place a little too much. I thought this would be a short visit, but we ended up…read morespending the entire day there. This place is highly recommended while in Cork. If you are of Irish descent, you will love this place. If you are interesting in the history of Irish emigrants, like me, you will even love it. They also have a very extensive and informative Titanic exhibit. Simply wow!!!

Housed in the former Victorian Railway Stations main hall, (a single line to Cork still adjoins the…read moremain building). The heritage centre, complete with it's own genealogy centre, tells the story of the estimated 2.5 million people that left these shores from this very spot forever. Although this itself is roughly a third of the number that left all Ireland in a century of emigration that really began with the 1846 famine, Cobh was to be the single most important port of departure. Cobh is literally pronounced cove, and is indeed the cove of nearby Cork, although it was named Queenstown from 1849, until the time when it's original name was revived in 1922. The Queenstown story is very well presented, I liked the recreation of life on board a ship from steerage bunks to upper decks, and clearly an awful lot of thought & imagination has gone into creating an environment that will appeal to everyone from easily distracted children through to American tourists, although some might say there is no disparity between the two! For transatlantic liners, departing English ports like Liverpool or Southampton, Cobh was always the last port of call before heading west. Many familiar large ships would have anchored just a couple of miles offshore, with smaller tender vessels ferrying passengers to & from the quayside here. The most famous of all of them of course was RMS Titanic. At 1.30pm on Thursday 11th April 1912 Titanic sailed after a 2 hour visit to take on just 123 passengers to bring her total complement up to 2206, 1517 of which were to drown with the ship 3 days later. There is a famous photograph taken by a Father Frank Browne, one of 7 passengers to have disembarked from the ship here, that frames this small exhibition, the last image of a legendary ship. However I was left wanting more here than the exhibition could ever provide. The museum is much better about another ill fated 4-funneled liner, RMS Lusitania. The Lucy as she was nick-named was torpedoed in 1915, just up the coast from here of Kinsale, with a loss of life almost on the same scale, (a small number of the victims were buried in the nearby cemetery). One of my favourite exhibits was the old phone kiosk of the period, where by picking up the receiver you can listen to tape recordings of both witnesses to the tragedy & survivors. Also because there are personal belongings on show recovered from the wreck, these prove to be a more persuasive reminder of human tragedy than the Titanic exhibit with only it's words & photos. If you're interested in the Lusitania, seek out my review of nearby Kinsale Tourist Office as well. Overall this is a very impressive experience, particularly thought provoking on the 19th century mass exodus from Ireland. It will easily absorb you for an hour or two's visit, if not there's an extremely well stocked gift shop & coffee & snack bar! However it's only when you're outside, gazing out beyond the statue of Ellis Island Annie & her brothers, far out to sea, & recall those millions whose last sight of their homeland this was, that you begin to get a true sense of perspective on the place.

CORK PUBLIC MUSEUM The Cork Public Museum in Fitzgerald Park…read moreis well and truly up and running again after last winter's flood damage. Called there today to see the Traveller Visibility Group Exhibition which was due to open at 10.00am (according to the Cork City Event Guide for National Heritage Week) and that meant a waste of some time as the Museum doesn't open until 11.00am. Bet you wish you could get a job like that! And you do need time here as, between the permanent displays and the temporary shows, there is so much to see. You can see displays on the city's sports heroes, Roy Keane and Christy Ring among them, on the role of the corporation, the various wars (including the Emergency), the Fashions, Cork Silver and Glass, the International Exhibition of 1902, the last tube made in Dunlop's along with a run through of the area from pre-history right up to the present, replicas of the Cross of Cong and the Cross of Cloyne along with some medieval artefacts and also some ancient stones with ogham script. Here too you'll learn that a meat market was once called a "Shambles" and much much more, including the story of the Aloys Fleischmann family, told through photos and mementoes. The display I came to see, The Traveller Visibility Group Exhibition, was upstairs. Highlights include the Barrel Top Wagon and the Black and White Phony (his hide made up of hundreds of black and white photos of travellers) and the Copper Craft project by the Ennis Travellers. Putting all this together was a learning experience for the travellers, viewing it was a learning experience for me. Dachau is mentioned downstairs in the Fleischmann exhibition and, upstairs, you may see a collection of paintings from the Dachau Art Gallery permanent collection. During the 19th century, artists were drawn to Dachau by the beautiful moorland scenery. Many settled in the town, and it soon became an artists' colony. Captivated by the subtle nuances of colour and light of the Dachau countryside, they took their canvases out into the open - ushering in the era of painting en plein air. Taking painting outdoors meant a shift from the darker canvasses to much lighter and this is easily seen here, in the Schleißheimer Canal by Toni Binder (1868-1944) for example. Really interesting show and there is a decent leaflet on hand to guide you through. Just be sure and leave it there afterwards for the rest of us! I must admit I spent just well over an hour here and that was nowhere near enough. I'll have to go back. Tel+ 353 21 4270679 http://www.corkcity.ie/ourservices/recreationamenityculture/museum/

Cork Public Museum open its doors in 1945 by the administration of University College Cork and was…read moreaided grant by the Cork county council. The Cork Public Museum is in Fitzgerald Park on the Mardyke. In the Museum you will get to see collections of the economic, social and municipal history of the city. It was nice to see the very fine collections of Cork silver, Cork Glass and Youghal needlepoint Lace. I think its a very educational Museum to go too, you learn alot about the public history.

This place is right downstairs from my friends apartment. The food is delicious, the beer selection…read moreis great. The prices are also good. I especially like that you can go outside and sit in loungey type chairs and just relax. I bet it is really nice in the warm weather. There is a large covered area, which is perfect for the rainy Irish days! The Pizza was delicious as well.

I came here having a late dinner with family. It's inside the courtyard on sober lane which is a…read moremassive space with many restaurants serving different types of food. It's tucked away downstairs down the bathroom hallway but when you walk it in it's a complete atmosphere if you want a cozy intimate dinner. The waiter was very friendly and it's a good simple menu. We ordered a salad, steak, and dessert

My grandson really wanted to see the Butter Museum. He may have been hoping for a tasting but…read moresadly they don't offer that. The tour is self-directed but starts with a video. Having been buying Irish butter in the US because I like the taste, it was interesting to see what is different like milk coming from grass-fed cows and higher fat content making it spread easier. There are a lot of displays around the building. The big butter was interesting to see which demonstrates an older practice of burying butter in a bog to preserve it. The large one they have is thought to be about 1000 years old. I found it interesting that Cork's history included being a butter exchange with a worldwide trade in butter. Information includes the culture and history of dairying the various tools used to make butter, a collection of butter wrappings and more. Overall interesting and educational but a tasting would really be a great addition

Really enjoyed my time at the Cork Butter Museum. We made it in time for the butter making…read moredemonstration and tasting which really enhanced the experience. Very happy with my decision to check this place out. 10/10 would come again.