Blackpool
District of Cork
in County Cork of Munster, Ireland
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Cork Airport (4 mi) - Bantry Aerodrome (46 mi)
- Kerry Airport (49 mi)
- Shannon Airport (59 mi)
- Waterford Airport (62 mi)
- Kilkenny Airport (72 mi)
- Inisheer Aerodrome (92 mi)
- Galway Airport (99 mi)
- Dublin Airport (140 mi)
- Sceilg Mhichíl (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Mahon Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Douglas Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Kanturk Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Raffeen Creek Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.898 and -8.471 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 53' 52" and W -8° 28' 14"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- English, Irish
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 05:55 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:00 am and 10:01 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
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Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Ireland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ireland. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Delve into Blackpool
The district Blackpool of Cork in County Cork (Munster) is a subburb in Ireland about 2,793 mi west of Qeshlaq, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Courtbrack, Limerick, Cluain Meala, Nenagh and Ennis. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 24% |
| Air Humidity | 94% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hayfield Manor
The Kingsley
River Lee
City Suite Apartments
Montenotte
Clayton Hotel Cork City
Ambassador Hotel and Health Club Cork
Imperial
Maldron Hotel Shandon Cork
Gabriel House - Guest House
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Red Abbey, Cork
The Red Abbey in Cork, Ireland was a 14th century Augustinian abbey which took its name from the reddish sandstone used in construction. Today all that remains of the structure is the central bell tower of the abbey church, which is one of the last remaining visible structures dating to the medieval walled town of Cork.
Cork Opera House
Cork Opera House is a theatre and opera house in Cork in the Republic of Ireland. It was originally built in 1855, and was built on a template that the architect had used for the exhibition buildings at the Irish Industiral Exhibition.
Christian Brothers College, Cork
Christian Brothers College, Cork (CBC Cork, colloquially known as Christians) is a fee-paying Catholic school under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust in Cork, Ireland. Their sister school in Dublin is CBC Monkstown. The college's main rivals are Presentation Brothers College. As the two main fee paying all-boys schools in Cork, both share similar histories, student bases, and sporting & academic traditions.
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, (Irish: Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra) is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cork city, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Begun in 1863, the cathedral was the first major work of the Victorian architect William Burges. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Cork, it is now one of three cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.
Presentation Brothers College, Cork
Presentation Brothers College (PBC Cork) (Irish: Coláiste na Toirbhirte; colloquially known as Pres or the mighty 'tation) is a Catholic, boys-only, fee-paying secondary school based in Cork, Ireland.
Cork Kent railway station
Kent Station is an Iarnród Éireann railway station in Cork, Ireland. Originally opened in 1893, the station operates as a hub for Intercity services to Dublin and Tralee and commuter services to Mallow, Cobh and Midleton.
Metropolitan Cork
Metropolitan Cork is an unofficial term which refers to the city of Cork, Ireland, its suburbs, satellite towns and rural hinterland that surround it. The term was used in the Cork Area Strategic Plan to refer to the area whose labour and property market is shared with the city. The plan declares that it is envisaged as an area with "an integrated transport system, and the social, cultural and educational facilities of a modern European city.".
Collins Barracks (Cork)
Collin's Barracks is a military barracks on the Old Youghal Road on the north side of Cork in Ireland. Originally erected between 1801 and 1806, the works were completed by Abraham Hargrave to designs by John Gibson in a prominent position on the hills overlooking the city and the River Lee. Initially known simply as The Barracks, the complex was extended in 1849 and renamed to Victoria Barracks, to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria.
St. Patrick's Street
St Patrick's Street (Irish: Sráid Naomh Pádraig) is the main shopping street of the city of Cork in the south of Ireland. Since its redevelopment in 2004, it has twice won the award as Ireland's best shopping street. St Patrick's Street runs in a curve from Saint Patrick's Quay to Daunt Square, where it meets Grand Parade. The street obtains its curved shape due to its location over an arm of the River Lee.
Griffith College Cork
Griffith College Cork is an independent education institution based in the former Skerry’s College Cork which it merged with Griffith College in 2005, where it runs courses in Business, Law, Secretarial, Media & Journalism, Design as well as evening courses in Psychology, Office Skills, Computing and development and training Courses. Most of the undergraduate degree courses are validate by HETAC and a number of them require application via the Irish CAO system.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross (Irish: Deoise Chorcaí agus an Rois) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The diocese is in the secular province of Munster. The diocese was formed by an ex aequo principaliter union on 19 April 1958, between the Dioceses of Cork and Ross. The incumbent Ordinary is the Most Rev. Dr.
Glen Rovers GAA
Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Blackpool area of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.
Cork (city)
Cork is a city in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and in the province of Munster. With a population of 119,230, it is the second largest city in the state and the third most populous on the island of Ireland. The city is built on the River Lee which divides into two channels at the western end of the city. The city centre is located on the island created by the channels.
Everyman Palace Theatre
The Everyman Palace Theatre is a 650-seat Victorian theatre on MacCurtain Street in Cork, Ireland. Originally opened in 1897/98, it is the oldest purpose built theatre building in Cork. The Everyman has undergone many changes, through its days as "Dan Lowrey’s Palace of Varieties", life as a cinema, periods of disrepair, and reinvigoration as a modern theatre in the 1980s.
Washington Street, Cork
Washington Street (Sráid Washington in Irish), is one of the main streets of Cork city, Ireland. Built in 1824 it runs from the old medieval town center onto the western marshes. It was originally named "Great George's Street" in honour of King George. In 1918 the people of Cork renamed it, perhaps ironically as a tribute to George Washington. The street itself links the Western Road with the Grand Parade.
English Market
The English Market, comprises Princes Street Market and Grand Parade Market, and is a municipal food market in the centre of Cork, Ireland. The market is administered by Cork City Council. The market is well supported locally and has become a tourist attraction - drawing visitors from throughout the world, including a visit by Queen Elizabeth II during her 2011 state visit. The term English Market was coined in the 19th Century to distinguish the market from the nearby St.
Tyndall National Institute
Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland named for John Tyndall, scientist, is one of Europe's leading research centres, specialising in ICT hardware research, commercialisation of technology and the education of next generation researchers. Tyndall has over 420 researchers, engineers, students and support staff focused on research and the commercialisation of technology through industry collaboration.
Elizabeth Fort
Elizabeth Fort is a 17th century star fort off Barrack Street in Cork, Ireland. Originally built as a defensive fortification 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.
St. Nicholas' GAA
St. Nicholas’ Gaelic Football Club is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Ballyvolane and Blackpool areas of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1901 and is solely concerned with the game of Gaelic football. St. Nick's are closely linked with their sister club Glen Rovers.
Cork Prison
Cork Prison, Rathmore Road, Cork City, County Cork is an Irish penal institution. It is a closed, medium security prison for males over 17 years of age. It has a bed capacity of 272 and in 2009 it had a daily average inmate population of 298, It is close to The Glen, Cork. .
The Glen, Cork
The Glen is a predominantly residential area in the northeast of Cork city, Ireland. Most of the area consists of housing estates located near an ancient glacial valley which is known today as the Glen River Park (also known as the Glen Amenity Park and formerly known as Goulding's Glen). Most of The Glen is in electoral area 'Glen A' which has a population of 2,354 according to Census of Ireland 2011.
Lapp's Island
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. It was apparently named after an owner in the 17th century. The island had probably been reclaimed from swamp at that time. In the 18th century it was separated from the main island by a canal which roughly followed what is now Parnell Place. It was fully joined to the main island by 1832.
Bishop Lucey Park
Bishop Lucey Park is a public park in the located between Grand Parade and South Main Street in the centre of Cork in Ireland. It is one of very few green spaces in the city centre and comfortably the largest.
South Parish, Cork
South Parish is the name given to both a Roman Catholic parish of Cork City and to the residential area contained in it.
Amos Norcott
Major general Sir Amos Godsell Robert Norcott (1777-1838) of the 95th Rifles fought throughout the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo where he commanded his battalion. He was an acting Governor of Jamaica and later the Commander of Cork District.
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