Guidebook for Rooska Cottage
Food Scene
Only 5minute drive in picturesque Monkstown, good food & good value at €24 for two courses
The Ensign
7 De Vesci PlOnly 5minute drive in picturesque Monkstown, good food & good value at €24 for two courses
This great little pub hasn't changed in years. Serves soup & sandwiches for lunch, I would highly recommend Spiced Beef ( local to Cork) sandwich on doorstop bread & maybe even a Guinness or a glass of wine.
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The Long Island Bar
10 Winthrop StThis great little pub hasn't changed in years. Serves soup & sandwiches for lunch, I would highly recommend Spiced Beef ( local to Cork) sandwich on doorstop bread & maybe even a Guinness or a glass of wine.
Med-style, Lebanese and Moroccan dishes, in a contemporary cafe/bar, yummy.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Orso Kitchen & Bar
8 Pembroke StMed-style, Lebanese and Moroccan dishes, in a contemporary cafe/bar, yummy.
Milano
8 Oliver Plunkett StIn City Centre on Oliver Plunkett Street, Nice pizzas
Swish, 2-floor restaurant and cocktail bar mixing European and Modern Irish flavours.
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Market Lane
5-6 Oliver Plunkett StSwish, 2-floor restaurant and cocktail bar mixing European and Modern Irish flavours.
Ristorante Romano
1A Main StLovely Italian restaurant only 10 minute drive away in Carrigaline
Lovely bar with reasonably priced & good quality food. Only 3 minutes drive from our house
The Ferry Boat Inn
Main StreetLovely bar with reasonably priced & good quality food. Only 3 minutes drive from our house
Gorgeous cafe, both in the city & in Ringaskiddy ( 3 mins drive).
Lovely breakfasts & lunches.
Highly recommend
Perry Street Market Cafe
Perry StreetGorgeous cafe, both in the city & in Ringaskiddy ( 3 mins drive).
Lovely breakfasts & lunches.
Highly recommend
Really lovely bar/ restaurant in Cobh.
Ideal for a Summers evening as you have have dinner on the balcony overlooking the harbour.
It approx. 20 mins from the house ( including a 10 min river ferry)
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The Quays Restaurant
Westbourne PlaceReally lovely bar/ restaurant in Cobh.
Ideal for a Summers evening as you have have dinner on the balcony overlooking the harbour.
It approx. 20 mins from the house ( including a 10 min river ferry)
Shopping
A gorgeous indoor food market, lovely to wander around & maybe pick up a picnic for lunch
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Mercado Inglés
Grand Parade A gorgeous indoor food market, lovely to wander around & maybe pick up a picnic for lunch
If you any spare clothes , this is where the bargains are
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Penneys
Sarsfield RoadIf you any spare clothes , this is where the bargains are
Arts & Culture
Very interesting tour on jails in the "olden days"
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Cárcel de la ciudad de Cork
Convent Avenue Very interesting tour on jails in the "olden days"
Small art gallery with a lovely coffee shop attached
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Crawford Art Gallery
1 Emmett PlSmall art gallery with a lovely coffee shop attached
Entertainment & Activities
Activities from visiting famous Midleton Distillery , golfing or even hiring your own boat to tour the harbour
Jameson Whiskey Distillery. Excellent tour & you even get to try some examples of whisky,scotch & bourbon.
You can catch a bus from city centre.
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Midleton Distillery
Jameson Whiskey Distillery. Excellent tour & you even get to try some examples of whisky,scotch & bourbon.
You can catch a bus from city centre.
Kiss the Blarney stone at the top of the castle & get the "gift of the gab"
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Blarney Castle
Kiss the Blarney stone at the top of the castle & get the "gift of the gab"
Whale of a Time
Penrose QuayBoat tour of the harbour or maybe even whale watching
This prestigious golf course is only 7 minutes drive, clubs can be hired & green fees are €38
Monkstown Golf Club
This prestigious golf course is only 7 minutes drive, clubs can be hired & green fees are €38
Each tour of the harbour is 1 hour long. Our tours start on the hour from 11am with the last tour leaving at 5pm unless booked for a later time, we advise you to arrive 15 minutes in advance to get your life jackets ect.
The cost is €49:00 per boat with up to 5 people on-board (a Max of 4 adults, at least one person must be 18 or over, ID required) This includes life jackets and fuel.
All tours are safety boat guided and no experience is needed as they are very simple to use! Tours are fun and suitable for all the family.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cork Harbour Boat Hire
17 Westbourne PlEach tour of the harbour is 1 hour long. Our tours start on the hour from 11am with the last tour leaving at 5pm unless booked for a later time, we advise you to arrive 15 minutes in advance to get your life jackets ect.
The cost is €49:00 per boat with up to 5 people on-board (a Max of 4 adults, at least one person must be 18 or over, ID required) This includes life jackets and fuel.
All tours are safety boat guided and no experience is needed as they are very simple to use! Tours are fun and suitable for all the family.
Sightseeing
You can ring the bells at Shandon Tower
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Campanas de Shandon y Torre de la Iglesia de Santa Ana
Church StreetYou can ring the bells at Shandon Tower
This lovely little cove is a quiet spot to do what you want and you could bring any of the following: a camera, a book, swimming gear, bbq, paints, pots, and loads of people. Great to go any time of the year and usually very quite unless there is a huge storm brewing !!!
Nohoval Cove
Nohoval CoveThis lovely little cove is a quiet spot to do what you want and you could bring any of the following: a camera, a book, swimming gear, bbq, paints, pots, and loads of people. Great to go any time of the year and usually very quite unless there is a huge storm brewing !!!
A nice tour & informative about the Titanic
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Titanic Experience Cobh
20 Casement SquareA nice tour & informative about the Titanic
Beautiful village on the waterfront, full of lovely coffee shops, arts & crafts, galleries & many good restaurants, only 20 minutes drive.
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Kinsale
Beautiful village on the waterfront, full of lovely coffee shops, arts & crafts, galleries & many good restaurants, only 20 minutes drive.
Parks & Nature
Very small little beach for the Summer days & only 20 minutes from the house & lovely bar restaurant The Lodge .
Myrtleville
Very small little beach for the Summer days & only 20 minutes from the house & lovely bar restaurant The Lodge .
Lovely woods with a walking trail & only 10 minutes drive from the house. Picnic area available
Curraghbinny Woods
Lovely woods with a walking trail & only 10 minutes drive from the house. Picnic area available
Lovely park , only 10 minutes walk outside the city. Get a picnic in the Old English Market & enjoy the park
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Parque Fitzgerald
Lovely park , only 10 minutes walk outside the city. Get a picnic in the Old English Market & enjoy the park
Essentials
Collins SuperValu
Main StreetNice supermarket & they sell quite a lot of local produce
Spar Shanbally
Small shop at the top of the road with basic provisions
Passage West Pharmacy
3 Strand StNearest pharmacy, nice friendly local staff
Owenabue Medical Centre
Ballea RoadNearest doctor surgery