Official Site of Kinsale Chamber of Tourism: Accommodation, Restaurants, Pubs, Activities, Businesses, Services; Kinsale Cork, Ireland
Summercove, Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland
Tel: 021 477 2263 Fax: 021 477 4347
charlesfort@opw.ie
www.opw.ie
Open Year Round
Regular guided tours are available
Exhibition centre on site
Perhaps the best-known historical attraction in Kinsale, Charles Fort, is on the road just beyond Summercove. It is open all year, and regular guided tours are available. [more]
Cork Street, Kinsale, Co Cork, Ireland
Tel: 021 477 4855
desmondcastle@opw.ie
http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/South-West/DesmondCastle/
Open Daily: Mid April – End of October; 10.00am, – 6.00pm; Last Entry 5.15pm. Regular guided tours are available.
Admission: Adults €2.75, senior citizens and groups €2.00, students and children €1.25, family tickets €7.00. [more]
James Fort holds a commanding position directly across the harbour mouth from Charles Fort. Together, these forts guarded the narrow harbour entrance. [more]
Town Center, Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland
Tel: 021 477 7930
This interesting building was built about 1600, with additions in 1706 that included the frontage with the loggia on the ground floor. The courthouse was used for the inquest into the sinking of the liner Lusitania on Monday May 10th 1915. [more]
This building dates from about 1600, with additions in 1706 that included the frontage with loggia on the ground floor. Offices and a jury room were provided on the first floor, and part of the original building was converted into an interesting panelled courtroom. [more]
Those who ventured to Kinsale from October 12th – 14th, to enjoy the culinary delights of the 36th Kinsale Gourmet Festival, were certainly not disappointed, as they joined in what was the most … [Read More...]
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