Castle
Blarney Castle and Gardens
Cork, Ireland
A medieval castle famous for the Blarney Stone, set in beautiful gardens.
Market · Ireland · Munster
English Market
A historic covered food market and the beating heart of Cork.
Free to enter about 60 min
For storytellers
Why English Market matters
The English Market is where Cork shops, eats and gossips. Under a high Victorian roof, stalls sell fish, meat, cheese and the local delicacy known as spiced beef. It is a place for locals as much as visitors, and grabbing a coffee or lunch upstairs is part of the fun. The market has traded here for centuries.
Talking points
- Local specialities include spiced beef and drisheen.
- There is a lunch cafe above the stalls.
- It is a very local, very Cork experience.
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