Kinsale
Local Businesses
Weather & Tides
Tonight - Clear Sky
Minimum: 10C, Wind Direction: Northerly
Wind: Moderate 9mph, Pressure: 1021mb, Sunset: 19:36 IST
Saturday - Light Rain Showers
Maximum: 19C, Minimum: 12C
Wind: 12mph North Easterly, Visibility: Moderate, Pollution: -- , Sunrise: 07:19 IST, Sunset: 19:33 IST
Sunday - Light Rain
Maximum: 17C, Minimum: 13C
Wind: 9mph Northerly, Visibility: Moderate, Pollution: -- , Sunrise: 07:21 IST, Sunset: 19:31 IST
| Date | Event | Time | Height |
|---|
| Fri 20 Sep | Low Tide | 01:17 | 0.35m |
| Fri 20 Sep | High Tide | 07:17 | 4.04m |
| Fri 20 Sep | Low Tide | 13:41 | 0.32m |
| Fri 20 Sep | High Tide | 19:40 | 4.09m |
| Sat 21 Sep | Low Tide | 02:00 | 0.41m |
| Sat 21 Sep | High Tide | 08:00 | 3.99m |
| Sat 21 Sep | Low Tide | 14:25 | 0.42m |
| Sat 21 Sep | High Tide | 20:24 | 3.98m |
| Sun 22 Sep | Low Tide | 02:45 | 0.55m |
| Sun 22 Sep | High Tide | 08:43 | 3.88m |
| Sun 22 Sep | Low Tide | 15:11 | 0.59m |
| Sun 22 Sep | High Tide | 21:07 | 3.82m |
| Mon 23 Sep | Low Tide | 03:30 | 0.74m |
| Mon 23 Sep | High Tide | 09:29 | 3.72m |
| Mon 23 Sep | Low Tide | 15:58 | 0.83m |
| Mon 23 Sep | High Tide | 21:53 | 3.61m |
| Tue 24 Sep | Low Tide | 04:19 | 0.98m |
| Tue 24 Sep | High Tide | 10:18 | 3.52m |
| Tue 24 Sep | Low Tide | 16:50 | 1.1m |
| Tue 24 Sep | High Tide | 22:45 | 3.38m |
| Wed 25 Sep | Low Tide | 05:16 | 1.23m |
| Wed 25 Sep | High Tide | 11:17 | 3.3m |
| Wed 25 Sep | Low Tide | 17:54 | 1.36m |
| Wed 25 Sep | High Tide | 23:51 | 3.15m |
| Thu 26 Sep | Low Tide | 06:27 | 1.44m |
| Thu 26 Sep | High Tide | 12:40 | 3.13m |
| Thu 26 Sep | Low Tide | 19:15 | 1.52m |
Information
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, gourmet restaurants and golf. For those of you who would like to improve your English, there is the excellent Kinsale School of English and Art galleries
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.
The 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.
Cork Airport - 431 3131
Cork Bus Station - 450 3399
Cork Rail Station - 450 4888 (recorded timetable 450 4544)
Customs and Excise - 427 0106
Ferryport, Ringaskiddy (Swansea Cork) - 437 8036
Ferryport, Ringaskiddy (Brittany Ferries) - 4378401
Finishing Services Internet Bureau - 477 3571
Kinsale Cabs - 470 0100 - see website www.kinsalecabs.com
Kinsale Chamber of Tourism - 477 4026
Post Office - 477 2246
Tourist Office (Kinsale) - 477 2234 Fax 477 4433
Tourist Office (Cork) - 427 3251
Travel Agent, Kinsale - 477 2829
Weather forecast - 1550 123 830
Banks
Allied Irish Banks (AIB) Pearse Street 477 2157 Fax 477 2765
AIB Bureau de Change Pearse Street 477 2157 Fax 477 2765
Bank of Ireland (BOI) Emmet Street 477 2521
BOI Bureau de Change Emmet Street 477 2521
Doctors
Dr D Nagle and partners Market Street 477 2717
Medical Centre Emmet Street 477 2253
Dentists
PJ Power Pearse Street 477 2788
Coonan/McCarthy Market Quay 477 4133
Pharmacies
Collins Kinsale Pharmacy 12 Market Street 477 2077
Moloney's Pharmacy Emmet Street 477 2130
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Restaurants
*A drop of the Irish, a splash of Italian and a shot of Mexican Cuisine
*Pasta, Seafood, Steaks, Burgers, Chicken & Vegitarian
*A menu for all, Family, Friends and Visitors alike
*All out sauces and dishes are homemade and prepared to order
*We don't cook it 'til you order it
For over 10 years Anthony and Francis have provided a superb blend of traditional, european and tex-mex foods for visitors and locals alike in thier unique Shack Restaurant here in Kinsale in Co. Cork, the gourmet capital of Ireland.Quaintly decorated and fitted out in old pine with friendly staff and a welcoming ambiance the Shack has become world famous for its superb Irish Steaks, Fresh Local Seafoods and Tex-Mex specialities.
Restaurants
Finns' Table is an excellent restaurant in the beautiful seaside town of Kinsale. It is run by John and Julie Finn. John is the chef running the kitchen and Julie is your welcome at front of house. John and Julie previously ran the excellent Dillons Restaurant in Timoleague.
Our menu is based on local seasonal produce, including the excellent seafood all of which is sourced from local West Cork trawlers. Our beef, lamb, pork and venison is sourced from John's parents - Finns' Butchers in Mitchelstown
We look forward to meeting you soon
Restaurants
Restaurant d'Antibes & The Bistro @ The White House serves an array of excellent food in intimate and tastefully decorated surroundings by friendly staff.
Menus offer a large selection of local sea fresh Seafood & Shellfish, succulent Steaks & Pork dishes delivered daily to our kitchen by local producers.
Seafood dishes include a bowl of our famous Seafood Chowder, Traditional Fish & Chips, Pan Fried Darne of Atlantic Salmon , Seabass and daily fish specials.
Local Shellfish includes Lobster, Oysters, Langoustines and Shellfish Platters, Mussels and Scallops.
Meat dishes include Irish Stew, Chicken, Sirloin Steak and Pork, supplied by our local artisan Butcher Donal Lordan.
Vegetarian and Coeliac dishes available
Special value set menu & A la Carte is available all day.
Excellent value in a selection of House Wines.
Marinas
Address: Trident Hotel Marina, Kinsale, Co.Cork
Phone:
+353 21 4772927
Fax: + 353 21 4774170
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Map
Online Shopping, Something Special
Aunty Nellies Sweet shop specializes in local Irish Artisan confectionary supporting local sweet producers & chocolatiers throughout the country. We are delighted to work with some of Irelands long serving producers such as Urney Chocolates, Skelligs Chocolates, Wicklow Fine Foods, Mellas Fudge, Jelly Bean Factory, Crillys Confectionery, Rose Confectionery, Rolys Fudge in Kinsale & DP Connollys to name just a few. Traditional Sweet Shop Ireland.
Bars & Inns, Restaurants
The Bulman Bar is steeped in tradition, full of character, has history in abundance and with an atmosphere that cannot be described. All of this as a result of time and tradition. For all these attributes, the bar proudly hangs its “Black and White Pub of the Year Award”.
Toddies restaurant
With our seaside location and Kinsale's sheltered harbour, Toddies is a great place to be in fine weather. You can wander out to the seafront and sit on the wall while enjoying a bowl of Oysterhaven Mussels or locally caught Lobster, looking out at the Atlantic Ocean. It is equally as enjoyable on a Winters night with the open log fires burning, dinner in the bar or upstairs in the restaurant, banter every night and live music four nights a week.
Art Gallery, Gift Shops, Photographic Services, Something Special
giles norman lives in kinsale, co.cork with his wife and business partner catherine and their children, jack, ali and louis. born in 1961 to belgian and english parents giles has lived in kinsale since 1976.
while completing his formal schooling, a chance request to photograph a school project provided him with his first real opportunity to use a camera. this experience proved to be a very positive one and in 1979, he received his first camera for his 18th birthday.
Visit giles website to see more
Marinas
Castlepark marina is a quieter, friendly, full service marina and currently holds four gold anchors from the Yacht Harbour Association. We cater for all types of vessels from the smallest to 50 metres. There is a visitor ferry to Kinsale town and Al fresco dining at weekends. Kinsale's only sandy beach is two minutes walk and there are beautiful walks on your doorstep. There is a traditional pub on site. We also have three phase power for larger vessels. Please look through our site for further details and we look forward to welcoming you soon!
Books & Charts
Kinsale Bookshop is a family-owned general bookshop where you will experience the atmosphere or a traditional bookshop in an almost-bygone era.
Kinsale Bookshop was set up early in 1998 and has become a favorite destination for lovers of new books in print. It is the general bookshop of choice for both the Kinsale community and Kinsale’s many visitors, whether from other parts of Ireland/the UK or overseas.
Marinas
Welcome to Kinsale Yacht Club. As a visitor to our Marina you become a temporary member of the Club, please ensure you sign the visitors book in the Yacht Club Bar. We hope that the following information will be of assistance to you. If you have any problems, please contact our Marina Manager, or the Club Steward.
Car Hire
Based in the historic seaport town of Kinsale, the fine food centre of Ireland, Kinsale Executive Travel & Limousine Hire has many years experience in arranging luxury travel for corporate travelers, golf holidays, sightseeing tours, and organising transport for major events in Ireland. We provide a luxury chauffeur car hire service for company executives and visitors who wish to travel throughout Ireland with all the comfort of one of our Mercedes limousines.
We also offer a full chauffeur car hire service for wedding car hire, airport transfer service, executive travel and other luxury car hire requirements in Ireland. Choose from one of our Mercedes limousines or our stretch limousine, which can carry up to seven passengers.
Restaurants
We are a dedicated steakhouse, nestled in the gourmet capital of the south. All our steak is 100% Irish beef. Come and join us in our unique setting for value and a wonderful dining experience
Yacht Bimini, Boat Covers, Boat Cushions, Marine Upholstery
Boat Covers, Upholstery, Canopies and frames, Spray hoods, Boom Covers, Seating s, Mattresses, Cushions, Window covers, Rib covers, Biminis, Dodgers, Flybridge and Curtains.
Taxi
We provide practically a 24-hour service with our taxis and mini-buses.
Our mini-buses can carry up to eight people and are ideal for special nights out, for golfing groups exploring the many courses that West Cork has to offer, or for anyone with a lot of extra luggage.
The weekends are, of course, the busiest time so booking in advance is recommended, especially if you need to get to the airport or train station.
Gift Shops, Something Special
It is no accident that Waterford Master-Cutter, Gerry Daly, chose the town of Kinsale, Irelands oldest town, to set up his Crystal Venture. Gerry longed to revive the formerly extinct method of Deep-Cutting.
Long ago in Ireland, way before mass production swallowed up the small one man Crystal Craft Shops, every single piece was cut with pride on high angled wheels. This method was extremely tedious and painstakingly slow, but resulted in the most brilliant reflective sparkle and sharp, crisp feel.
Armed only with a vision and a dream, in 1992 Gerry left Waterford and set off in search of a suitable location to fulfil his dream. When Gerry first entered Irelands Oldest Town, Kinsale, he knew immediately that the search was over. This fascinating, quaint, old world seaport with its narrow little streets and spectacular coastal scenery was the perfect setting for Gerry's project.
Bars & Inns, Entertainment
Bacchus is open Thursday, Friday & Saturday with Live bands playing every Friday from 10pm - 12.30pm
Free Admission During Live Music.
The music palyed in Bacchus Nightclub will be sure to cater for all tastes & ages.
Kennedy's Opticians, based in Kinsale Co. Cork, is an independent optician practice that opened in 2004. As an independent opticians, we offer high quality professional eyecare without the restrictions imposed by being part of a major company.
At Kennedy's Opticians, we take pride in the care that we provide. We offer local, high quality eyecare for all the family.
Health & Beauty
Ladies & gents
Open Tuesday - Saturday
9.30 am - 5.30 pm
Late by appointment only
Bars & Inns, Private Functions, Restaurants
Award winning, organically focused wine bar pouring over 150 wines by the bottle, 50 by the glass and serving the best in locally sourced artisan food
Accommodation, Bars & Inns, Wifi, Restaurants
The Lord Kingsale, spelt as in the old medieval English way and as the medieval town was known Kingsale, is one of the oldest establishments in Kinsale. Serving ale in the town for some two hundred and fifty years The Lord Kingsale was leased from the gentry in 1778, the documented figure on the lease was the staggering sum of one old penny per annum.
Throughout the year the evening programme varies from traditional Irish songs, music and poetry. The overall welcoming, friendly and homely atmosphere that The Lord Kingsale possesses in plenitude is due to the fact that the Mortimers treat the premises as an extension of their own home: and their customers as an extension of their ever increasing circle of friends.
Diving
Oceanaddicts is owned and operated by Graham and Anne Ferguson. A husband and wife team Graham and Anne are active divers and members of the National Sub Aqua Club. Both Graham and Anne are CMAS Moniteur ** dive instructors. They have been diving in Ireland and abroad for over 18 years. They love the scuba diving in Ireland especially off the South and South West coast because of the unique marine eco system created by the Gulf Stream.
Graham and Anne are especially proud of the diving in Ireland and of their own part of it along the Cork Coast. They enjoy showing it off to their guests. They believe that the coastline of the South and South West Ireland is one of the most beautiful in the world and is largely unexplored especially under the water.
Accommodation
As a traditional Kinsale Inn and Bed and Breakfast, we make your comfort and enjoyment our prime concern. With evenings of entertainment, an excellent kitchen creating good value meals from local ingredients, choosing the Lord Kingsale for your accommodation is a choice you won’t regret.
All of our rooms are superbly decorated to a very high standard, incredibly comfortable and are all en-suite. All the rooms have televisions, a wireless internet facility as well as fax facilities. The building itself also has a wireless internet facility.
Accommodation
The Trident Hotel is spectacularly situated on the water's edge in the pretty heritage town of Kinsale - a prime position for you to enjoy the magnificent views from our bedrooms and guest areas.
Relax, unwind and let the calming influence of the views and the water take effect...
Accommodation
A boutique Georgian guesthouse run by the Frawley family, situated in the heart of Kinsale. At the White House you will find a warm and friendly ambiance, traditional surroundings with modern facilities. We have received AA 4 Star award for our accommodation & the AA Rosette for our food.
Restaurants
Charming Italian Restaurant in the heart of beautiful Kinsale Ireland.
Accommodation
Actons Hotel is situated in Kinsale with its maze of narrow winding streets, intersesting crafft shops, cosy pubs and art galleries, many reflecting the influences of the French, Spanish and British who all played a part in the towns chequered history.
Known for its wonderful friendly atmosphere, Actons Hotel is a period building of great character, splendidly located in landscaped gardens overlooking Kinsales beautiful harbour.
Visitor Attractions
It is no accident that Waterford Master-Cutter, Gerry Daly, chose the town of Kinsale, Irelands oldest town, to set up his Crystal Venture. Gerry longed to revive the formerly extinct method of Deep-Cutting.
Long ago in Ireland, way before mass production swallowed up the small one man Crystal Craft Shops, every single piece was cut with pride on high angled wheels. This method was extremely tedious and painstakingly slow, but resulted in the most brilliant reflective sparkle and sharp, crisp feel.
Armed only with a vision and a dream, in 1992 Gerry left Waterford and set off in search of a suitable location to fulfil his dream. When Gerry first entered Irelands Oldest Town, Kinsale, he knew immediately that the search was over. This fascinating, quaint, old world seaport with its narrow little streets and spectacular coastal scenery was the perfect setting for Gerry's project.
Marine Clothing
Stockists of:
ST-MARTINS
BRUUNS BAZAAR
S'NOB
LULU & RED
IRREGULAR CHOICE
JOCASI
PURESTUFF
Open 10 - 6 Mon to Sat
Open 12 - 4 Sunday
'Footloose' Situated in the heart of Kinsale, complemented by its narrow meandering streets, ideally sets the scene for the continental fashions available ( Italian, German, Spanish, Portugese ).
Choose from a carefully selected collection including: Marco Moreo, Pedro Anton, Gabor, Ecco, Reiker, Khrio, Marco Torri, 24 hrs, Sally O'Hara, Tamaris, Marc.
For the nautically inclined sample the deck shoes and sailing boots from Dubarry, Sebago and Kinsale to wear in the perfect setting.
Drop in and let us help you, step into comfort and step out in style !
Open 10 - 6 Mon - Sat
12 - 6 Sunday
Boat Sales-Power, Boat Sales-Yacht, Yacht Agents & Brokers, Yacht Brokers
MGM Boats- Founded in 1997 MGM Boats has grown from a family owned Boat Sales and Service Outlet to a highly successful International Brokerage company with established bases in the UK, Ireland and Mediterranean.
MGM Boats was founded by brothers Martin and Gerry Salmon who were previously a Carpenter Joiner and Glassfibre Laminator in the 1980's. Martin progressed to boat retailing in the late 1980's and Gerry was a service manager in the 1990's. From these many years of experience, MGM Boats was founded in 1997. It started out as a service, maintenance and repairs company based in Malahide, Co. Dublin.
Cafes, Wifi
We are Irelands only Café where you can read, buy and exchange books while enjoying a coffee and one of our freshly baked cakes.
You can browse our bookshelves or if you have books at home you don't need anymore then you can exchange them for one of ours!
Every morning we have fresh scones to munch on over our daily newspaper, or if you have work to do we offer FREE WI-FI.
Retail Outlets, Something Special
Celestine McCoy is a Kinsale based milliner, her shop Hattitude may be found in the beautiful fishing village of Kinsale.
Celestine will create any bespoke hat or fascinator, feel free to browse through Hattitude to find beautiful hats, fascinators, pashminas, hand made bridal headwear adorned with pearls and crystals, fabulous holy communion headwear and bracelets for your little angels, fabulous hand bags, and handmade jewellery to match all your bridal and wedding outfits.
Celestine will take you through the shapes and styles that suit best, and will assist you in matching colours and feathers for your special day.
My wife and I are American, and have been living aboard our 12-meter sloop in Ipswich, UK the past two winters. For next winter, we are looking for alternatives and thought that Southern Ireland would be a possibility. Friends have suggested Kinsail.
Can you briefly tell us whether your berths are suitable for living aboard in the winter. Also, are there any other liveaboards or would we be pretty much on our own? Finally, can you tell us the approximate cost to winter afloat (say Oct 1 thru March 31)?
Many thanks
Max Fletcher
S/V Juanona
Maine USA
Members OCC and CCA
Great idea for visitors, pity you only feature coastal towns though.
Just a thought
Thanks J&L
Thanks Barry and Julie.
Kinsale was good as well.
we dont have any records at Harbourguides, but you could try the Kinsale yacht club, they may know a way of finding out. The email address is as follows : info@kyc.ie
Good Luck
I would like to ask if there are any records of a Edward Hurley Harbour Pilot
approx. 1830-1850 ?. He had a son Randal DOB 1835 who went into the
Royal Navy. If you could point me in the right direction many thanks.
Peter
p_d_hurley@lineone.net