Located at the mouth of the Lee river, this second largest city in Ireland was founded in the late 6th or early 7th century by St. Finbarr, who went there to kill the last dragon in Ireland.

The Jury's Cork Hotel sits plum on the side of the Lee River View from my hotel room

The Lee river and its canals

The English market Irish salmon Monkfish -- a monster of the deep!!

Old cottages St Finnbarr's Cathedral






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