Travel
In Cork, the ‘real capital’, exceptional dining and breathtaking vistas beckon
From Kinsale to Clonakilty to the city itself, Cork punches well above its weight with its restaurants, hotels and cafés and boasts stunning natural beauty around every corner
“Look,” my Spanish passenger says, pointing to the distance. We are on the way to Cork city, but it isn’t the rolling green hills or the quaint postcard-worthy cottages darting by the windscreen that have caught her eye. “Hairy cows!” she says, vibrating with excitement. “We don’t have them in Spain.”
Ireland is obsessed with the views of foreigners, presumably because there were almost none here until about 1995. With this in mind, I have ...
