BS: Cork City a fantastic destination

Subject: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: The Sandman
Date: 08 Nov 09 - 01:01 PM

Cork City has recently been nominated by IRELANDS best[imo] Travel Guide, the Lonely Planet Guide as one of the worlds top ten Tourist Cites.
any catters had experiences, good or bad of Cork City.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Mrrzy
Date: 08 Nov 09 - 02:36 PM

It was great, but it was 15 years ago...

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: greg stephens
Date: 08 Nov 09 - 03:32 PM

Charlie's on Union Quay, Monday nights, where Hank Wedel and Ray Barron play, is a must.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Rapparee
Date: 08 Nov 09 - 09:10 PM

When I was last there, in early March of this year, it was a great place. Can't speak for it now, of course.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: heric
Date: 08 Nov 09 - 09:51 PM

Fantastic place in 1978.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: GUEST,Roger Knowles
Date: 09 Nov 09 - 02:31 AM

The Corner House on Coburg Street used to be great, I'm biassed 'cos I married a Cork girl 44 years back.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 09 Nov 09 - 04:07 AM

Somewhat facetious comment - sorry!:

I have never been there.

But as this is Mudcat, can any of us avoid the train of thought of how pretty and gay we were when we entered it on horseback and met with our downfall on the 14th of May!?

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: sian, west wales
Date: 09 Nov 09 - 04:26 AM

A friend and I went for a weekend a few years back, largely because the now-defunct Air Wales was a) flying from Swansea Airfield (n.b. 'field' not 'port'), b) advertising for stewardesses who "must be under 5'3" which got my curiosity going and c) flying to Cork, which I'd never visited.

I had a really, really, really good time.

Went to the English market, and the cathedral, and a pub on t'other side of the river (Sin-e or something?) which had good music. We also met a lovely old gentleman there who knew a lot about Wales and tons about local history. We had some very good meals. We took a bus to Kinsale, and we also went down on the train to Cobh which was tremendously interesting. The day we flew in, the ship "The World" was in port which I thought was tempting fate rather - given Cobh's connection with other famous shipwrecks.

Yep. Full marks to Cork. Loved it.

sian

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Raggytash
Date: 09 Nov 09 - 04:27 AM

The English Market is a must, a fantastic array of produce especially the cheese and fish stalls

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 09 Nov 09 - 06:22 AM

I hear on the grapevine that the Monday night sessions in what used to be The Lobby (now renamed An Crubeen) on the corner of Union Quay have been reinstated. Anyone shed further light?

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Beer
Date: 09 Nov 09 - 08:59 AM

Have never been to Cork City but one day I sure hope to be able to.
Beer (adrien)

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: The Sandman
Date: 09 Nov 09 - 09:25 AM

Cork boasts a Folk festival and a Jazz festival,
on a sunday night there is a singers club,at the SPAILPIN FANACH.
There is a also a good health food shop in Paul Street.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 09 Nov 09 - 10:14 AM

There's also the Early Music Festival and the International Choral Festival.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: The Sandman
Date: 09 Nov 09 - 10:19 AM

and soon we will have a ferry service again to Swansea.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Rog Peek
Date: 09 Nov 09 - 12:32 PM

Yes, can't wait for the Swansea Cork ferry to start again this year. I was getting really cheesed off with the extra 400 mls round trip driving that Pembroke Rosslare reuired.

Super city is Cork, abundance of small shops, nice places to have a pint with a meal, and The English Market is fascinating, particularly the fish stall.

The only place I've seen someone busking on an upright piano.

Rog

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Little Hawk
Date: 10 Nov 09 - 12:31 PM

Am I to deduce from the threat title that Cork City does not actually exist?

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: The Sandman
Date: 10 Nov 09 - 12:47 PM

no it exists,
but its something to fantasise about,when you are in the Slough of despondency,or when you are in Slough.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Little Hawk
Date: 10 Nov 09 - 12:49 PM

Ah.... (smile)

Strangely enough, my Dad went to school in Slough, of all places, during the early years of the 2nd World War.

I always thought it was a simply dreadful thing to name a place.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Joe_F
Date: 10 Nov 09 - 07:48 PM

A friend of mine, resident in that county some years ago, set me the limerick challenge

    There once was a lad from west Cork,
    Who always split buns with a fork.

I will give this company a chance before revealing my solution.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 Nov 09 - 01:07 AM

He would aim with precision
As he made each incision
Much the same as an Elf splits an Orc.

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 11 Nov 09 - 07:52 AM

His wife said, "Can't you
Find better things to do?"
So now they're expecting the stork

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Joe_F
Date: 11 Nov 09 - 08:12 PM

Said he, "Damn that rhyme!
      I'd make much better time
    If I came from Kilmallock or Limerick."

Subject: RE: BS: Cork City a fantastic destination
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 Nov 09 - 08:27 PM

There once was a lad from west Cork,
Who always split buns with a fork.
He'd yell out "More whisky!"
And when feeling quite frisky
He'd bugger a side of roast pork.