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Places of Interest Nearby

Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral

Church

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Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in Cork city, Ireland. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city. Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral is situated 380 metres east of 8.

Lewis Glucksman Gallery

Museum

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The Glucksman, formerly known as the Lewis Glucksman Gallery, is an art museum in University College Cork, Ireland. Opened to the public by the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese on 14 October 2004, the Glucksman was named 'Best Public Building in Ireland' by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in June 2005. Lewis Glucksman Gallery is situated 320 metres west of 8.

Elizabeth Fort

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Elizabeth Fort is a 17th-century star fort off Barrack Street in Cork, Ireland. Originally built as a defensive fortification on high-ground outside the city walls, the city eventually grew around the fort, and it took on various other roles – including use as a military barracks, prison, and police station. Elizabeth Fort is situated 550 metres east of 8.

Places in the Area

The Lough

Suburb

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The Lough is a suburb of Cork city, the electoral division in which it lies, the body of water that gives the area its name and a Roman Catholic parish of the same name.

Garranabraher

Suburb

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Gurranabraher is a residential suburb on the north western side of Cork City. Its bounds range from the North Cathedral to Bakers Road to Blarney Street.

Shandon

Suburb

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Shandon is a district on the north-side of Cork city. Shandon lies north of the River Lee and North Gate Bridge, the northernmost point of the medieval city.

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