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County Bandon Two festivals feature in the summer calendar in Bandon, County Cork. The Bandon Music Festival takes place at the beginning of summer on the June Bank Holiday weekend. Summer Fest, meanwhile, on the August Bank Holiday, is a family festival at the end of the summer.

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Bandon is named after the river on which it sits, but its longer Irish name actually means Bridge on the Bandon, denoting its significance as a point at which the river could be crossed. It recently celebrated 400 years as a town. It was originally a plantation for English settlers, and its oldest church dates back to the 1600s. There was a stipulation for residents that no Roman Catholics were permitted to live there.

The industrial revolution had ill effects on local industries, which still used traditional methods of production and found it impossible to compete with the goods that were made more cheaply elsewhere in the world.

There was still a significant Protestant population at the time of the War of Independence in the early 1920s. The Protestant people were primarily unionist and so were regarded as legitimate targets for attack by the IRA. Census data indicates that between 1911 and 1926, the non-Catholic presence in Bandon was almost halved. The Protestant social hall was burned during the period, and at least five Protestants lost their lives to the IRA. In keeping with its ecumenical and now harmonious community, the town has a war memorial dedicated to those from Bandon who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars.

The town has a population of 5,000 with a strong sporting tradition. The town has GAA, rugby and soccer clubs and teams. Its rugby team won the inaugural Munster Senior Cup at the end of the nineteenth century.

Recent development has meant that improvements have been made along the banks of the river, including work carried out on MacSwiney Quay.

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Bandon Golf Club
Bantry Bay Golf Club
Berehaven Golf Club
Charleville Golf Club
Cobh Golf Club
Coosheen Golf Club
Cork Golf Club
Delgany Golf Club
Doneraile Golf Club
Douglas Golf Club
Dunmore Golf Club
East Cork Golf Club
Fermoy Golf Club
Fernhill Golf Club
Frankfield Golf Club
Glengariff Golf Club
Harbour Point Golf Club
Kanturk Golf Club
Kinsale Golf Club
Macroom Golf Club
Mahon Golf Club
Mallow Golf Club
Mitchelstown Golf Club
Monkstown Golf Club
Muskerry Golf Club
Raffeen Creek Golf Club
Skibbereen Golf Club
Youghal Golf Club

Attractions

Cork Tourist Attractions

  • Argideen Heritage - Clonakilty

    Located on a 135 acre Dairy Farm, which is located just off of the R600 between Clonakilty and Timoleague in South West Cork. The Arigideen River Valley is unique as well as being beautiful in that it has a very high concentration of Historical sites and is a great source of folklore. The Valley has connections with Michael Collins, Henry Ford, John F Kennedy, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Donal Cam O' Sullivan Bere and William Penn to mention just a few

  • Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills - Ballincollig

    Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills Heritage Centre is a unique industrial complex which meanders along the bank of the River Lee. The Mills were established in 1794 by Charles Henry Leslie. Eleven years later when Napoleon's control of France posed a grave threat to the British, the British Board of Ordnance bought the Mills from Leslie. Along with this the Army Barracks was built in the town to protect the supply of gunpowder. By the mid 1800s the Mills were one of the largest industrial establishments in the Cork area.

  • Blarney Castle - Home of the Blarney Stone - Blarney

    Blarney Castle is one of Ireland's oldest and most historic castles. It was built around 1446. An ancient stronghold of the MacCarthys, Lords of Muskerry and one of the strongest fortresses in Munster, its walls are eighteen feet thick in places. Located on the parapet of the castle is the famous "Blarney Stone". According to local legend, after kissing this stone, you will have the gift of eternal eloquence, or "the gift of the gab". To kiss the stone, you must first lie on your back, then leaning your head backwards and downwards, you kiss the underside of the stone. The last admission to the castle and grounds is 30 minutes before closing.

  • Cobh Heritage Centre - Cobh

    Located in the town of Cobh. The story of Cobhs unique origins and its legacy are dramatically recalled at The Queenstown Story, a multi media exhibition at Cobhs restored Victorian Railway Station. Retrace the steps of the 2.5 million Irish people who emigrated from the port of Cobh, experience conditions aboard the emigrant vessels and learn about the dramatic events surrounding the Lusitania and the Titanic - Cobh was its last port of call.

  • Fota Wildlife Park - Carrigtwohill

    Fota wildlife Park is located at Carrigtwohill. This is an ideal family day out. Come face to face with over 90 species of exotic wildlife. Appreciate endangered animals such as cheetahs, oryx and lion tailed macaques in tranquil surroundings and see conservation in action. Fotas primary aim is the conservation and breeding of endangered species.

  • French Armada Centre - Bantry

    Located in the town of Bantry. Part of the epic adventure of 1796 courtesy of an individual audio tour with accompanying music and sound effects, available in a choice of languages. The centrepiece of this exhibition is a giant 1:6 scale model of a frigate in cross section. Vividly illustrating life in the French Navy 200 years ago, it illustrates the ship's construction and various activities as they happened on board. The exhibition centre is both very educational and entertaining.

  • Longueville House - Blackwater

    Longueville House is situated in the heart of a 500 acre Wooded Estate, overlooks the Blackwater River Valley, famous for its Salmon and Brown Trout fishing. The House, a listed Heritage Georgian Manor, is owned and managed by the O'Callaghan Family. Longuevilles history is that of Ireland in miniature.  Longueville, after 300 years is now in O'Callaghan ownership.

  • Michael Collins Centre - Clonakilty

    The Michael Collins Centre, located in Clomakilty. One of the great heroes of the 1916-1922 period, was born at Woodfield, near Clonakilty. He was General of the Free State Army and a legend in his own lifetime. The small West Cork Museum has many mementos of the hero.

  • Millstreet Country Park - Killarney

    Millstreet Country Park en route to Killarney is renowned for its breathtaking landscape and theme gardens with rare shrubs, flowers, herb rich meadows, wetlands and boglands. There are reminders of many aspects of Irish History within the Park - the 4000 year old Stone Circle and Fullacht Fiadh, the 10,000 year old Glacier Boulders (erratics) and the more recent Shepherds Hut. You will find seven hundred red deer roaming the paddocks and many species of birds and wild life.

  • Mizen Head Signal Station - Mizen

    Mizen Head Signal Station is now open to the public for the first time since it was completed in 1910. The Mizen Vision visitor centre in the keeper's house, along with the engine room, famous suspension bridge, 99 steps and views up the south and west coasts combine with the exhilaration of the Atlantic and ancient rocks to guarantee a unique experienc

  • Old Midleton Distillery - Cork

    A tour of The Old Midleton Distillery takes you on a journey through the story of Irish whiskey via an audio-visual presentation, available in six languages. Follow the old distillery trail through mills, maltings, corn stores, stillhouse, warehouses and kilns. View the largest pot in the world prior to sampling the renowned Jameson Whiskey in the bar.  On offer too is an opportunity to become a qualified Irish Whiskey taster, with presentation of certificate.

  • Riverstown House - Cork

    Riverstown House, dating from 1602 and rebuilt in 1745, is home to some fine plasterwork by the Francini brothers. The house was originally the seat of Dr. Jemmett Browne, Bishop of Cork. Features of the house include the Francini Room which has some highly obscure plasterwork and the Green Drawing Room which is notable for its exceptionally fine timber carved fireplace.

  • Saint Finbarre's Cathedral - Cork

    Saint Finbarre's Cathedral is one of the most beautiful and interesting in the country. It was completed in 1870 and it is the latest in a series of places of worship located on the site where Saint Fin Barre himself is said to have founded his school of learning in the seventeenth century. The cathedral is filled with highly ornamented, beautiful mosaic work, rich carvings and fine stained glass.

  • Skibbereen Heritage Centre - Skibbereeb

    Located the beautifully restored Old Gasworks building, in Skibbereen, one of West Cork's picturesque towns, the Centre consists of two themes. The Great Famine Commemoration Exhibition commemorates the Great Irish Famine of the 1840's, known as the Great Hunger. Skibbereen was one of the worst affected areas, and the events of the era are depicted using local characters and events. The Lough Hyne Interpretive Centre explains the unique nature of this salt water marine lake, Ireland's first Marine Nature Reserve.

  • The English Market - Cork

    This indoor covered market is owned by Cork Corporation and is situated on the Grand Parade. There is access from the Grand Parade, Oliver Plunkett Street, Princes Street and Patrick Street. The market sells a huge variety of meats, poultry, cheeses, vegetables, breads, fresh and organic herbs.

  • The West Cork Model Railway Village - Clonakilty

    Located at The Station, Inchydoney Road, in the West Cork town of Clonakilty. This is the first of its kind in Ireland. It allows the visitor to experience the sights and sounds of life in West Cork during the 1940s.  The working railway, a model of the long closed West Cork line, is at the core of the experience. Many of the industrial buildings reconstructed in the village had their own system of power generation during the era.


Heritage Sites

  • Barryscourt Castle - Carrigtwohill

    Barryscourt Castle was the seat of the Barry family from the 12th to the 17th centuries. The present castle is a fine example of a 15th century tower house with 16th century additions and alterations. The bawn wall with three corner towers is largely intact. The ground floor of the keep houses an exhibition on the history of the Barrys and Barryscourt Castle.

  • Charles Fort - Summer Cove - Kinsale

    Constructed in the late 17th century on the site of an earlier coastal fortification, Charles Fort is a classic example of a star-shaped fort. William Robinson, architect of the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham, Dublin, and Superintendent of Fortifications, is credited with designing the Fort. As one of the largest military forts in the country, Charles Fort has been associated with some of the most momentous events in Irish history. The most significant of which include the Williamite War in 1690 and the Irish Civil War of 1922-23.

  • Desmond Castle (French Prison) - Kinsale

    Built as a custom house by the Earl of Desmond c. AD 1500, Desmond Castle has a colourful history, ranging from Spanish occupation in 1601 to use as a prison for captured American sailors during the American War of Independence. Known locally as 'The French Prison' after a tragic fire in which 54 prisoners, mainly French seamen, died in 1747. The Castle was also used as a borough jail from 1791 to the onset of the Great Famine when it was used as an auxiliary workhouse tending to the starving populace.

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