Cork Butter Museum

The Cork Butter Museum is a museum in Cork city in Ireland which documents the history of butter production and sale in County Cork. It is housed in the former Cork Butter Market.

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Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: butter museum in County Cork, Ireland
Also known as: “The Butter Museum”
Address: O’Connell’s Square, Cork, T23 H004

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne and Cork Opera House.

Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne

Church

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The Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Anne, also known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, The North Cathedral or The North Chapel, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at the top of Shandon Street in Cork, Ireland. Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne is situated 220 metres north of Cork Butter Museum.

Cork Opera House

Theater building

Photo: Charlesolivercork, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cork Opera House is a theatre and opera house in Cork in Ireland. The first venue opened in 1855 on Emmet Place to the rear of the Crawford Art Gallery. Cork Opera House is situated 380 metres southeast of Cork Butter Museum.

Skiddy’s Almshouse

Apartment building

Photo: Iganokage, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skiddy's Almshouse is the oldest inhabited building in the city of Cork. It was built in 1718 and finished in 1719. It was the second almshouse built using a bequest from Stephen Skiddy for the city's poor, either Catholic or Church of Ireland. Skiddy’s Almshouse is situated 140 metres northeast of Cork Butter Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shandon and Garranabraher.

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.

Garranabraher

Suburb

Photo: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Lapp’s Island

Neighborhood

Lapp's Island was once an island in the River Lee. It is now joined with the island which forms the center of Cork City, Ireland and refers to the eastern tip of that island.

Cork Butter Museum

Categories: nonprofit organization, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Cork, Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.90276° or 51° 54′ 10″ north

Longitude

-8.47693° or 8° 28′ 37″ west

Levels

Wheelchair access

limited

Operator

The Cork Butter Museum CLG

Open location code

9C3HWG3F+46

OpenStreetMap ID

way 628102618

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q22936115

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Japanese—“Cork Butter Museum” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Музей на маслото”
French: “Musée du beurre de Cork”
Japanese: “コーク・バター博物館”

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Highlights include The Firkin Crane and Cork Old Folks Friendly Association.

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