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County Cork has a number of opportunities, Cork City most notable among them. Cork has all of the facilities for shopping you would expect of a major city, as well as the major High Street brands with which you will no doubt be familiar. The city boasts more than its fair share of shopping centres - Merchant’s Quay, Douglas Court, Grafton Mall and Paul Street Shopping Centres all provide comfortable and pleasant surroundings in which to shop. Cork’s real strength however is in its fabulous selection of arts and crafts shops, bookstores and fabrics and woollen shops and outlets – the city is simply bristling with unique and charming little shops selling all manner of goods. Another must-see is the English Market, where you will be dazzled by an astonishing array of stalls selling all kinds of goods and fresh produce – if you want to taste something truly out of the ordinary, then this is the part of town for you.
Elsewhere, County Cork’s many picturesque towns and villages offer a host of small, traditional shops to browse, offering all manner of local produce and arts & crafts.
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The English Market
Cork
Co Cork
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Cork’s famous English Market has entrances on Princes Street, Patrick Street and on Grand Parade. It can trace its history back to 1610, although the present building dates from 1786 – having been refurbished after a fire in 1980. In the covered market you will find a superb selection of stalls selling all manner of fresh produce from Cork, Ireland and all over the world.
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Blarney Woollen Mills
Blarney
Co Cork
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Blarney – home of the famous Castle and Stone – is just a few miles to the north of Cork. Here you will find, in an old mill dating from 1824, a huge array of Irish wares from crystal glassware and hats to cashmere and woollen goods.
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