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Cork City Hall
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5.0
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Road cycling
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Willem VS
May 3, 2026
Cycling
The Cork City Hall is one of the city's most recognizable civic buildings: a formal, symmetrical complex on the southern bank of the River Lee, built in the 1930s to replace the previous City Hall which was destroyed by the English during the Burning of Cork (1920). It combines a classical, almost monumental structure with a distinct 20th-century sobriety, ensuring it remains both representative and functional.
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Bumble-Bee
September 30, 2020
Hiking
The original Cork City Hall was destroyed on 11 December 1920 by the Black and Tans during the Irish War of Independence in an event known as the "Burning of …
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4.5
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17
hikers
17.5km
04:34
130m
130m
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.
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23
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6.78km
01:43
10m
10m
Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.
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4.0
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18
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5.78km
01:28
10m
10m
Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.
Easy
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