Guidebook for Rooska Cottage

Siobhan & Steve
Siobhan & Steve
Guidebook for Rooska Cottage

Food Scene

Only 5minute drive in picturesque Monkstown, good food & good value at €24 for two courses
The Ensign
7 De Vesci Pl
Only 5minute drive in picturesque Monkstown, good food & good value at €24 for two courses
This great little pub hasn't changed in years. Serves soup & sandwiches for lunch, I would highly recommend Spiced Beef ( local to Cork) sandwich on doorstop bread & maybe even a Guinness or a glass of wine.
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The Long Island Bar
10 Winthrop St
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This great little pub hasn't changed in years. Serves soup & sandwiches for lunch, I would highly recommend Spiced Beef ( local to Cork) sandwich on doorstop bread & maybe even a Guinness or a glass of wine.
Med-style, Lebanese and Moroccan dishes, in a contemporary cafe/bar, yummy.
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Orso Kitchen & Bar
8 Pembroke St
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Med-style, Lebanese and Moroccan dishes, in a contemporary cafe/bar, yummy.
In City Centre on Oliver Plunkett Street, Nice pizzas
Milano
8 Oliver Plunkett St
In City Centre on Oliver Plunkett Street, Nice pizzas
Swish, 2-floor restaurant and cocktail bar mixing European and Modern Irish flavours.
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Market Lane
5-6 Oliver Plunkett St
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Swish, 2-floor restaurant and cocktail bar mixing European and Modern Irish flavours.
Lovely Italian restaurant only 10 minute drive away in Carrigaline
Ristorante Romano
1A Main St
Lovely Italian restaurant only 10 minute drive away in Carrigaline
Lovely bar with reasonably priced & good quality food. Only 3 minutes drive from our house
The Ferry Boat Inn
Main Street
Lovely bar with reasonably priced & good quality food. Only 3 minutes drive from our house
Gorgeous cafe, both in the city & in Ringaskiddy ( 3 mins drive). Lovely breakfasts & lunches. Highly recommend
Perry Street Market Cafe
Perry Street
Gorgeous cafe, both in the city & in Ringaskiddy ( 3 mins drive). Lovely breakfasts & lunches. Highly recommend
Really lovely bar/ restaurant in Cobh. Ideal for a Summers evening as you have have dinner on the balcony overlooking the harbour. It approx. 20 mins from the house ( including a 10 min river ferry)
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The Quays Restaurant
Westbourne Place
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Really lovely bar/ restaurant in Cobh. Ideal for a Summers evening as you have have dinner on the balcony overlooking the harbour. It approx. 20 mins from the house ( including a 10 min river ferry)

Shopping

A gorgeous indoor food market, lovely to wander around & maybe pick up a picnic for lunch
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السوق الإنجليزي
Grand Parade
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A gorgeous indoor food market, lovely to wander around & maybe pick up a picnic for lunch
If you any spare clothes , this is where the bargains are
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Penneys
Sarsfield Road
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If you any spare clothes , this is where the bargains are

Arts & Culture

Very interesting tour on jails in the "olden days"
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سجن مدينة كورك
Convent Avenue
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Very interesting tour on jails in the "olden days"
Small art gallery with a lovely coffee shop attached
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معرض كراوفورد للفنون
1 Emmett Pl
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Small art gallery with a lovely coffee shop attached

Entertainment & Activities

Activities from visiting famous Midleton Distillery , golfing or even hiring your own boat to tour the harbour
Jameson Whiskey Distillery. Excellent tour & you even get to try some examples of whisky,scotch & bourbon. You can catch a bus from city centre.
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Midleton Distillery
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Jameson Whiskey Distillery. Excellent tour & you even get to try some examples of whisky,scotch & bourbon. You can catch a bus from city centre.
Kiss the Blarney stone at the top of the castle & get the "gift of the gab"
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Blarney Castle
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Kiss the Blarney stone at the top of the castle & get the "gift of the gab"
Boat tour of the harbour or maybe even whale watching
Whale of a Time
Penrose Quay
Boat tour of the harbour or maybe even whale watching
This prestigious golf course is only 7 minutes drive, clubs can be hired & green fees are €38
Monkstown Golf Club
This prestigious golf course is only 7 minutes drive, clubs can be hired & green fees are €38
Each tour of the harbour is 1 hour long. Our tours start on the hour from 11am with the last tour leaving at 5pm unless booked for a later time, we advise you to arrive 15 minutes in advance to get your life jackets ect. The cost is €49:00 per boat with up to 5 people on-board (a Max of 4 adults, at least one person must be 18 or over, ID required) This includes life jackets and fuel. All tours are safety boat guided and no experience is needed as they are very simple to use! Tours are fun and suitable for all the family.
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Cork Harbour Boat Hire
17 Westbourne Pl
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Each tour of the harbour is 1 hour long. Our tours start on the hour from 11am with the last tour leaving at 5pm unless booked for a later time, we advise you to arrive 15 minutes in advance to get your life jackets ect. The cost is €49:00 per boat with up to 5 people on-board (a Max of 4 adults, at least one person must be 18 or over, ID required) This includes life jackets and fuel. All tours are safety boat guided and no experience is needed as they are very simple to use! Tours are fun and suitable for all the family.

Sightseeing

You can ring the bells at Shandon Tower
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أجراس شاندون وبرج كنيسة سانت آن
Church Street
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You can ring the bells at Shandon Tower
This lovely little cove is a quiet spot to do what you want and you could bring any of the following: a camera, a book, swimming gear, bbq, paints, pots, and loads of people. Great to go any time of the year and usually very quite unless there is a huge storm brewing !!!
Nohoval Cove
Nohoval Cove
This lovely little cove is a quiet spot to do what you want and you could bring any of the following: a camera, a book, swimming gear, bbq, paints, pots, and loads of people. Great to go any time of the year and usually very quite unless there is a huge storm brewing !!!
A nice tour & informative about the Titanic
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تجربة تايتانيك كوبه
20 Casement Square
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A nice tour & informative about the Titanic
Beautiful village on the waterfront, full of lovely coffee shops, arts & crafts, galleries & many good restaurants, only 20 minutes drive.
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Kinsale
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Beautiful village on the waterfront, full of lovely coffee shops, arts & crafts, galleries & many good restaurants, only 20 minutes drive.

Parks & Nature

Very small little beach for the Summer days & only 20 minutes from the house & lovely bar restaurant The Lodge .
Myrtleville
Very small little beach for the Summer days & only 20 minutes from the house & lovely bar restaurant The Lodge .
Lovely woods with a walking trail & only 10 minutes drive from the house. Picnic area available
Curraghbinny Woods
Lovely woods with a walking trail & only 10 minutes drive from the house. Picnic area available
Lovely park , only 10 minutes walk outside the city. Get a picnic in the Old English Market & enjoy the park
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حديقة فيتزجيرالد
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Lovely park , only 10 minutes walk outside the city. Get a picnic in the Old English Market & enjoy the park

Essentials

Nice supermarket & they sell quite a lot of local produce
Collins SuperValu
Main Street
Nice supermarket & they sell quite a lot of local produce
Small shop at the top of the road with basic provisions
Spar Shanbally
Small shop at the top of the road with basic provisions
Nearest pharmacy, nice friendly local staff
Passage West Pharmacy
3 Strand St
Nearest pharmacy, nice friendly local staff
Nearest doctor surgery
Owenabue Medical Centre
Ballea Road
Nearest doctor surgery