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Walking Tours

Cork City Fossil Walk with Irish Fossil Heritage

Enjoy a fossil walk with Jess Franklin. Meeting point 10am: St Mary's Church, Popes Quay

Booking essential contact Jess Franklin. Email jfranklin@ucc.ie

Out for the Messages: A walking exploration of shops, shopping and the business history of the VQ in Cork.

With commercial and street directories, the Census returns and old maps, explore the history of shops, pubs, hotels and other businesses along Devonshire Street, Coburg Street, Bridge Street and MacCurtain Street. The tour is led by Danielle O'Donovan.

Booking is essential. Click here to book tickets for 10.30am Out for the Messages Guided Tour

Booking essential.Click here to book tickets for the 2.30pm Out for the Messages Guided Tour

Guided Tour of Douglas Street and Red Abbey

David Ryan will lead a guided tour of Douglas Street and Red Abbey at 11am. Meeting point: Red Abbey, Red Abbey Street.

Booking essential. Click here to book tickets Guided Tour of Douglas Street and Red Abbey

The View from Audley Place

Join the Shandon Area History Group and take in the panoramic views of Cork City from Audley Place/ Bells Field. Minimal waking as you learn about the rich history attached to what unfolds before your eyes. Meeting point 11am Bells Field, Old Youghal Road.

Booking essential: Click here to book tickets The View from Audley Place

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Guided Musical Walk of Cork's Jewish History with Ruti Lachs

The walk includes music and story from the Old Hebrew Congregation and takes in the former synagogue, the Passover Bridge, Jewtown, Shalom Park and other sites and venues of Jewish events and businesses in the past. Learn about current Jewish events and practices in the Cork Jewish Community. Meeting point 11am Imperial Hotel, South Mall.

Booking essential. Click here to book tickets Guided Musical Walk of Cork's Jewish History

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Guided Tour of St Joseph's Cemetery

Enjoy a guided tour of St Joseph's Cemetery with Finbarr Barry and Liam O' hÚigín. Meeting point 11am St Joseph's Cemetery, Tory Top Road.

Booking essential on Guided tour of St Joseph's Cemetery

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Cork's Geological Heritage

A Walking Tour through the city's ancient past. Meeting point 12pm outside Cork City Council on Anglesea Street.

Booking essential. Click here to book tickets Geology Tour with Thomas Heising

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Guided Audio Tour of Shandon with the Shandon Area Renewal Association

Starting on the Shandon Footbridge, discover historic locations and places where famous people lived in Shandon.

Meeting Point: 12pm Shandon Footbridge, Shandon. No booking required.

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Guided Tour of the Coal Quay with the Coal Quay Festival

Enjoy a historical stroll through the Coal Quay with Michael O' Donovan. Meeting point 1.30pm outside Peg Twomey's Shop, Coal Quay.

Booking essential. Click here to book tickets: Guided Tour of the Coal Quay

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Gunpowder Walk 

Talk a walk through the Regional Park in Ballincollig with Jenny Webb and learn how black powder was produced in the 19th Century with reference to the surviving buildings and water courses, where it was exported to and the lives of the workers.

Meeting Point: 2pm GAA Entrance to Ballincollig Regional Park. No booking required.

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Cork Nature Network

 

Cork Nature Network celebrates Heritage Week with a blitz in Beaumont Quarry. Come out identify as many plants, insects and animals as possible in a two hour period. Experts will be on hand to verify species ID and a guided walk through the quarry will follow. Meeting Point: 2pm, Blitz in Beaumont Quarry. 

For more information, or to preregister for this event: click on Beaumont Quarry Blitz

Historical Walking Tour of the Middle Parish (Marsh Area) with historian Liam O' hÚigín.

Meeting Point: 3pm, St Peter's Church, North Main Street.

Booking essential. Click here to book tickets Middle Parish Walking Tour with Liam O'hÚigín

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