Discover the hidden history behind the “Real Capital” in this walking tour of Cork by the banks of the Lee.
Cork city is one of Ireland’s oldest and on this walking tour you will discover the hidden stories from the past detailing the early Viking settlement of Cork and their assimilation into Irish society.
Local landmarks reveal Cork’s importance as a major trading port within the British empire and its role as a center of resistance during the War of Independence and as a rebel capital during the Civil War.
As you will walk from location to location the story of Cork will be told through historic records as well as local landmarks, some famous, others all but ignored even by locals.
You will leave this tour with a myriad of different stories of Corkonians from Medieval to present days and a greater understanding of the place once called the “Venice of the North” along the “banks of my own lovely Lee”.

Duration

2 hours

What’s included

– Guiding services