Stories from the walk
The history we stop at on the tour: the landmarks, the people and the events that made Cork. Follow a thread, or come walk it with us.
Landmarks
See all landmarks →Shandon & the Bells
The four-faced liar: two sides red sandstone, two white limestone, the colours of Cork.
The English Market
Trading since 1788. Spiced beef, drisheen and buttered eggs: Cork on a plate.
St Fin Barre's Cathedral
William Burges's Gothic masterpiece, raised on the ground where Cork began.
People
See all people →Michael Collins
Cork's most famous son: the man who ran a revolution, killed in an ambush at Béal na Bláth.
Terence MacSwiney
Lord Mayor, playwright, hunger striker. He died in Brixton after 74 days. The world watched.
George Boole
The self-taught Corkman whose logic runs every computer, phone and search engine today.
Events
See all events →The Vikings Arrive
Norse raiders burned the monastery, then stayed and built the port that became Cork.
The Great Famine
An Gorta Mór. Cork was the funnel: the workhouse, the quays and the coffin ships.
The Burning of Cork
The Black and Tans set fire to the city centre. St Patrick's Street burned through the night.