Go Walking in Cork
Welcome to my website .Cork City offers the visitor many beautiful and varied walks .This website aims to showcase some of these special places which may not be familiar to a first time visitor of the city so come on in and explore but first a little bit of history ....
According to tradition Cork was founded by St Finnbarre in the 7th century. He built an abbey there. Its name comes from the Gaelic Corcaigh, which means marshy place. For centuries the abbey at Cork flourished and it was famous for learning. However in 820 the Vikings raided the abbey and the settlement nearby. The Vikings then created their own town on an island in the River Lee..Since the City was founded by St Finbarr over 1,000 years ago it has grown from a trading merchant city to a cosmopolitan vibrant 21st century city of today. The city, situated on the banks of the river Lee, is home to 123,000 people. It is located on the South West coast of Ireland and is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland. Cork was chosen to be European City of Culture in 2005.The area of the city is 3,731 hectares.