In this extensive county, the towns and villages have their own distinctive character. In West Cork, their spirit is preserved in the vigour of the landscape with the handsome coastline where the light of the famous Fastnet Rock swings across tumbling ocean and spray-tossed headland. The county is a repository of the good things of life, a treasure chest of the finest farm produce, and the very best of seafood, brought to market by skilled specialists.
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Kinsale, Co. Cork
Guesthouse
This fine boutique guesthouse in the centre of Kinsale is just a few steps away from the Blue Haven Hotel, which is in common ownership.
It is very golf-friendly and the newly renovated guestrooms include two spacious and beautifully designed suites; ...
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Bantry, Co. Cork
Café / Deli / Food Market
Patricia Messom's little café-deli moved the very short distance from New Street to Bridge Street in 2013. But fans returning after some years will be delighted to find that, although bigger, it is essentially unchanged - they will still be gree ...
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Bantry, Co. Cork
Cheeses / Eggs / Farmshop
One of the earliest of the 'new wave' of farmhouse cheesemakers, Jeffa Gill has been producing her beautiful washed-rind semi-soft cheese in her dairy in the quiet Coomkeen Valley on the Sheeps Head Peninsula since 1979. It is widely recognised as one ...
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Timoleague, Co. Cork
Fish & Seafood / Online Shop / Producers Shop
The Cresswell family of Ummera Smoked Products are well known for thir superb smoked speciality foods, notably eel (when available) and organic salmon. The Irish Food Writers' Guild selected the Ummera Smoked Silver Eel for a Good Food Award in 2 ...
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Macroom, Co. Cork
Baking/Bakery / Café / Deli
A lucky find for the hungry traveller passing through this attractive market town.
There’s a nice little café serving wholesome breakfasts, lunches and light bites for morning coffee and afternoon tea - and plenty of freshly prepared main ...
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Union Hall, Co. Cork
Bakery / Café
chocolate fudge or the chocolate brownies. If that doesn’t do the trick then I go for the coffee cake, the lemon cake and of course the flapjack Great home baking and good cooking of simple daytime fare is the secret of the quiet suc ...
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Oysterhaven, Co. Cork
Café
In a scenic location overlooking Oysterhaven Bay, near Kinsale, Paul and Janis Rafferty’s lovely old house is a listed building dating back to 1645. Following years of restoration, it’s home to a number of activities and events – and ...
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Jean and Peter Perry’s wonderful gardens just outside Baltimore attract a growing number of visitors each year and they have a delightful café for those in need of a restorative bite; it’s all very wholesome - and they generously all ...
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Bantry, Co. Cork
Baking/Bakery / Café / Food Market
Sisters Hannah and Rachel Dare run this bakery, food shop and vegetarian café near the centre of Bantry town.
The bakery produces a delicious range of breads, cakes, pizza etc, with spelt loaves a particular speciality, while the healthfood sho ...
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Bandon, Co. Cork
Café / Deli / Food Market
People come from all around the area (and a stop en route to holiday in west Cork has become de rigeur) to shop at Ruth Healy’s stylish, modern culinary store on the river: a kitchen shop, deli, foodstore and café, it offers a unique combi ...
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