Overview of Cork: History

The patron Saint of Cork, Saint Finbar founded a monastery on the south bank of the River Lee approximately 1,400 years ago. A settlement grew up around this monastery and was added to by Viking invaders during the ninth and tenth centuries. Read More »

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Overview of Cork: History is based on Cork by Ryan Holliday, James Sullivan, StevenSeagull, Aruna.shriram, Texugo, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.