Rugby Tours To Cork

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The People’s Republic Of Cork

Rugby Tours to Cork is located in Ireland’s second city or as locals would say the real capital.

Located just inland from Ireland’s southwest coast, is a university city with its centre on an island in the River Lee.

Cork City Gaol once held prisoners bound for Australia, and exhibitions relay the building’s history.

The hilltop steeple of 18th-century Shandon Church (officially the Church of Saint Anne) is a symbol of the city.

Originally a monastic settlement and was reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century.

Actually, Cork achieved an urban character at some point between 915 and 922 when Viking settlers founded a trading port.

Musgrave Irish Independent Park is second home to Munster Rugby and there’s always rugby in the city. Dolphin, Sunday’s Well, Cork Con and Highfield rugby clubs are situated near by.

Tour Information

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Our Popular Inclusions for a Rugby Tour to Cork

Attend a rugby training session with Munster coaches.
Watch a Guinness Pro14 fixture.
Shop at the world famous English Market which offers delights from around the world.
Take a boat to Spike Island which was once a prison.
A guided tour around Cork Gaol and relive the lives of the inmates.
Visit Blarney Castle and kiss the legendary Blarney Stone.
Kayak along the Wild Atlantic way or a softer option on Cork’s rivers.
Match day on an afternoon playing FootGolf with your teammates.
Create & paint your own created toy model at the Toy Soldier Factory.
Learn a new sport by learning how to play Hurling and Football with a GAA experience
Enjoy a guided Walking Tour of Cork City and listen to all the facts and myths of the city.
Visit and enjoy a guided tour around the Jameson Distillery and sample some tasting.
The Cobh Titanic Centre awaits you and relive what it was like for passengers waiting to embark.
Pub time enjoy a guided tour around a Micro Brewery and sample some of its craft beers.
Scuba diving for learners and experienced divers.
Zip Lining for all, from fun and adventure to the ultimate experience.
Underground cave tour, walk through this world famous cave.
Karting is loved by everyone, a great opportunity to be beat your friends in a race of speed.

Training with Munster Rugby

Attend an intensive training session with coaches from Munster Rugby to improve all the aspects of your game and skills.

With Munster’s elite coaching staff you will learn everything you need to know from what your coach has told the staff to improve on.

After a good tough session you will have learn’t new plays to adapt to all scenarios at set pieces.

Most groups do benefit from what they are taught when they return home and implement then into their game plan.

Cork English Food Market

Foods from all over the world as well as traditional Cork foods can be purchased in the English Market.

Located in the heart of Cork City Centre and very handy to get too.

The English Market has been serving the population of Cork City since 1788.

During its life it has survived revolution, war, depression, famine and the boom period.

It has always remained as the hub of the city, for its inhabitants to meet and gather.

In recent years the market has even been visited by royalty.

Queen Elizabeth 11 of England and just recently her son Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

So when in Cork, the market is a must visit, even just to look around.

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Blarney Castle

Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone, everyone wants to kiss the legendary stone.

When lying on your back and head back don’t look down. It’s a long way down but don’t worry you’re in safe hands.

The castle that visitors see today is the 3rd castle to be built on the site.

The first castle was built around the 10th century and was a wooden fort.

In 1210 the second castle was built this time of stone and then the present castle was built in 1446.

Blarney means persuasive elegance, being able to flatter or charm someone.

It comes from the Irish word Bhlarna which means little field, but we all like the first meaning.

Cork Gaol

Visit this old castle like gaol and imagine what it was like for the inmates to live here in Cork City Gaol.

The gaol was built in 1824 and took 8 years to finish. As the years passed by different wings were added to accommodate extra prisoners.

The warders themselves actually lived inside the prison with their families in rooms just a little bigger than the cells.

When the gaol opened it was home to both male and female but of course in different wings.

In 1927 the gaol became a radio station for what is now the nation’s chief broadcaster.

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Zip Lining

Who wants to play Tarzan? Zip Lining will give you that chance.

Deep in the Cork countryside you will find zip lining for all levels.

A place where children can be children and adults can be children too.

You can climb high into the treetops if you have the nerve, swing into the cargo nets and then zip line.

For those scared of heights there are the lower levels where you will feel a little safer.

This is a unique experience for everyone to enjoy, no matter what age you are.

Mitchelstown Cave

Mitchelstown Cave was discovered by Michael Condon in 1833.

He came by it while he was out quarrying limestone.

When he dropped his crowbar into a crevasse he moved some rocks to pick it up. Michael looked down into what was a large underground passageway.

Now people from far and near travel to Mitchelstown to see this world famous cave.

Walking in Michael’s footsteps you will come across massive caverns which are covered in fascinating dripstone formations.

You will also come across one of Europe’s finest columns called the Tower of Babel.

Concerts are performed underground as the acoustics are incredible .

Spike Island

Spike Island has been host to a 7th century monastery, a fortress and the largest convict depot in the world during Victoria times.

The island has a lot of history and has been inhabited by monks and monasteries, saints, sinners and convicts.

Today on the island, there is a 200 year old fortress which became a prison for over 2300 prisoners.

It was the largest prison in Ireland at the time and still is to this day.

Take a full guided tour of Spike Island from one of the most informative guides and learn about the history of the island along with visiting areas which are not opened to the public.

You will get to visit the punishment block where thousands of inmates were kept, the 1985 cells, the artillery gun park and much more.

It is a must see when visiting the county of Cork.

Titanic Experience Cobh

In 1912, the Titanic set sail from her final pick up point in Queenstown which is now known as Cobh and it left the harbour with 1,308 passengers on board as she embarked on her final journey.

The tour here will take you back in time to learn about the history of Cobh and the Titanic.

Throughout the tour, there are many exhibitions and stories such as Jeremiah Burke and the message in the bottle he sent from Titanic.

When you check in to your tour you are told incredible stories of 123 passengers.

You will see Heartbreak Pier which was the last point of land contact for the Queenstown passengers.

Experience what it was like onboard the Titanic and learn about the different conditions between the 1st and 3rd class passengers.

The guided element of the tour lasts 30 minutes.

The final element of the tour is in the story room, here you learn the fate of you as a passenger and all other Queenstown passengers.

Atlantic Sea Kayaking

Atlantic Sea kayaking are based in the west of Cork along the Wild Atlantic Way and were established in 1995. They are Ireland’s premier sea kayaking company.

The company believe in providing a safe, enjoyable and memorable experience for all who join them.

Atlantic Sea Kayaking provide all sorts of tours from the basic lesson to even kayaking at night time.

You are looked after by top class professional instructors who guide you through your lesson and stay with you on the tour.

There might be the chance of meeting some dolphins on your day or time paddle, who knows what you might meet.

If you are looking for something different then this is a must.

Toy Soldier Factory

One of Ireland’s best-hidden attractions. This family-owned Toy Soldier Factory has been established in Ireland since 1976.

It’s situated in the beautiful little village of Kilnamartyra, halfway between Killarney town and Cork City only a short distance from Macroom town.

A trip to their newly renovated visitor centre is both an educational and fun experience for everyone.

The factory produces hundreds of different black rubber moulds that allows you to make & paint your own figure.

From a model soldier, fairies, seasonal ornaments, chess sets, animals and other figurines in metal as many times as you wish.

As children growing up especially boys, we all loved our soldier collections, now is the chance to recreate that childhood passion.

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