Cork's Geological Heritage
A Walking Tour through the city's ancient past. Meeting point 11am outside Cork City Council on Anglesea Street.
Booking essential. Click here to book tickets Geology Tour of Cork City with Thomas Heising
Biodiversity Walk in Douglas
Join an ecologist from Wild Work for a walk through biodiversity of Ballybrack Woods (The Mangala)
Meeting Point: 12pm outside Douglas Community Centre, Church Road, Douglas. No booking required.
Aspects of Cork's Built Heritage: A Journey
From churches to monuments, join historian Antóin O'Callaghan on a walking tour through Cork City exploring many of the enriching elements that make up the city's built heritage.
Meeting Point: 2pm outside The City Library, Grand Parade
Booking essential. Click here to book tickets Built Heritage Tour of Cork City with Antoin O'Callaghan
Gunpowder Walk
Talk a walk through the Regional Park in Ballincollig with Jenny Webb and learn how black powder was produced in the 19th Century with reference to the surviving buildings and water courses, where it was exported to and the lives of the workers.
Meeting Point: 2pm GAA Entrance to Ballincollig Regional Park. No booking required.
Historical Walking Tour of the Middle Parish (Marsh Area) with historian Liam O' hÚigín.
Meeting Point: 3pm, St Peter's Church, North Main Street.
Booking essential. Click here to book tickets Guided Tour of the Middle Parish with Liam O'hÚigín
Guided Audio Tour of Shandon with the Shandon Area Renewal Association
Starting on the Shandon Footbridge, discover historic locations and places where famous people lived in Shandon.
Meeting Point: 4pm Shandon Footbridge, Shandon. No booking required.
The Revolution Trail
An online story map, the Revolution Trail features 30 historical sites located around Cork City. The areas carry stories of huge significance in relation to the Irish Revolutionary Period.
An online story map, the Revolution Trail features 30 historical sites located around Cork City. The areas carry stories of huge significance in relation to the Irish Revolutionary Period. The trail was written by Gerry White and designed by Serena O’Connor (Cork City Council)
The trail outlines the history of Cork’s streets and the revolutionary tales associated with them and includes historic sites such as the National Monument on Grand Parade, the site of an assassination on South Mall and the centre of Patrick Street, which bore witness to large-scale destruction during the Burning of Cork in 1920.
The lesser-known site along St. Augustine Street, was home to the Wallace sisters, Nora and Sheila, who ran a shop there and served as a secret communications centre and headquarters for the IRA’s Cork No. 1 Brigade. Journey back in time and learn about more revolutionary tales at Cork sites such as Broad Street, Dillon’s Cross and UCC. Check out the Cork City Revolution Trail by visiting:
