Post by @mothling@mementomori.social

2026-07-18 19:42 UTC

I've decided after nearly a decade of living in the UK, it was about time for me to visit Ireland. I'm headed to Cork, anyone have any recommendations? I tend to try to stay away from the tourist traps and looking more for places and things to do that are unique to the area or that locals would recommend. (But open to tourist traps, if you feel it's something worth it.)

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@triploidtree@mastodon.ie 2026-07-18 20:46

@mothling@mementomori.social driving or public transport? there's fab beaches along the coast. In the city there's great food and drink to be had. You will need to visit a chipper (dinos or lennoxs or the golden fry) and get a potato pie (a pure cork delicacy). For cocktails, Paladar and Cask, for craft beer The Bierhaus and The Abbott Alehouse are fantastic.

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@AmazingMeagen@8bitorbust.info 2026-07-18 20:54

@mothling@mementomori.social I went and played round of golf at a public course. Totally different vibe and fun.

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@ratcatcher@beige.party 2026-07-18 21:33

@mothling@mementomori.social If you stay in the city, the Premier Inn is fairly reasonable and decent. You may be familiar with the chain in the UK (owned by Whitbread). Quay Co-op has an interesting history in terms of being a focal point for socially positive campaigning (LGBT, abortion, etc). It has a wholefood store. Until recently it had a café. That shut down a while back but I think it may be up and running again under new management. Plenty of good bars in the city. The Roundy is one of my favourites. Buy a souvenir hat! I see others have suggested Cobh. Be aware that the local economy there is geared around cruise ships. So if there isn't one docked when you are there, you might find a lot of bars and eateries closed. If you do go there, go to the Mauretania Bar. The folks that run it are lovely people. Do visit Spike Island. It's kinda Cork's Alcatraz.

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@drj@typo.social 2026-07-18 21:34

@mothling@mementomori.social I think cork university(library) has some Ogham stones (ancient script).

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@BillySmith@social.coop 2026-07-18 22:11

@mothling@mementomori.social There's a hackspace in Cork worth a visit: https://wiki.hackspaces.org/Sample_Studios Their website here: https://sample-studios.com/

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@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot 2026-07-18 22:24

@mothling@mementomori.social Bars in rural Ireland are extremely welcoming places. The Irish are far more tolerant of strangers than we British.

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