Kinsale, Co.Cork, Ireland Ph: +353 85 1322857
Kinsale, Co.Cork, Ireland Ph: +353 85 1322857
Kinsale in County Cork is one of the most picturesque, popular and fashionable resorts of the south-west coast of Ireland. Famous for its beautiful yachting, sea angling, Dolphin & Whale Watching Trips, gourmet restaurants and golf. Take a trip too to the Old Head of Kinsale for magnificent cliff scenery. It was off here that the Lusitania was sunk in 1915 with a loss of over 1,500 lives. Kinsale is renowned for it's beautiful scenery and spectacular harbour location, which without a doubt makes it one of the most ideal spots for any type of aquatic activity.
Kinsale can easily claim its place amongst Ireland's most historic locations for this has been a centre of population, commerce, trade and fishing far beyond memory and record. In its earliest days the estuary of the Bandon River gave it great importance as the river is tidal as far as Innishannon and water transport was dominant until the 18th Century. The estuary also provided excellent anchorage for ancient shipping which went in peril of the vagaries of the weather. Kinsale town nestles between the hills and the shoreline, a maze of narrow streets, never far from the water and little changed in many hundreds of years. Amongst buildings of later periods are those of another age with historical links to the French, Spanish, British and Americans.
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Why not make a weekend of it in Kinsale, and stay in the beautiful guesthouse, aptly named Sea Breeze B&B. Located in the heart of Kinsale.
