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St. Fin Barre's Cathedral – National Monument loop from Cork

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St. Fin Barre's Cathedral – National Monument loop from Cork

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St. Fin Barre's Cathedral – National Monument loop from Cork

01:59

7.75km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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316 m

St Patrick's Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Cork Corporation first proposed the construction of a bridge spanning the River Lee from Saint Patrick's Street to the north bank of the Lee in the 1780's, shortly after the completion of the building of Saint Patrick's Street itself. An act of parliament, authorising the raising of funds for the building of the bridge, was passed in 1786. Michael Shanahan was chosen as the architect, and the foundation stone of the bridge was laid on 25 July 1788. A flood swept away the partially completed bridge on 17 January 1789. Later that year, Shanahan returned from London with a colleague named Hargrave and the bridge was rebuilt. The first Saint Patrick's Bridge was opened on 29 September 1789.

The first bridge was destroyed by another severe flood in November 1853. Sir John Benson drew up a design for a new stone bridge and the contract for the construction work was awarded to Joshua Hargrave, a grandson of the Hargrave who had helped to build the first bridge on the same site.

The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the Earl of Carlisle, laid the foundation stone for the new bridge on 10 November 1859. The Mayor of Cork, Sir John Arnott , opened the new Saint Patrick's Bridge on 12 December 1861. The bridge, 18.5 metres (60 feet six inches) wide, spans a waterway of 51 metres (168 feet). Its elegant design remains one of the best-known landmarks in Cork.

askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/architecture/architecture-in-cork-city-1/st.-patricks-bridge

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1.30 km

St Vincent Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Well-known footbridge over the Lee, beautiful in blue

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1.33 km

St. Patrick's Bridge and River Lee Walk, Cork

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Quite nice walk, but feels a bit squeezes in with the route directly along the fence.

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3.03 km

Daly's Bridge (The Shaky Bridge)

Highlight • Bridge

Cork's only suspension bridge is named after James Daly who part financed its construction in the 1920s, it is better known as the Shaky (or Shakey) Bridge. Walk over it to see why! Renovations in 2020 caused consternation when it was rumoured that the repair work would remove the shake from the bridge.

(corkcity.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Shortlist/index.html?appid=84bb6dd556e540959c0158d452f665c2)

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5.48 km

University College Cork

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the leading universities in Ireland with a beautiful main building. Information at ucc.ie

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6.48 km

St. Fin Barre's Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

Dedicated to Anglican worship, it is located on the site of the first monastery founded by Finbarr in the 6th century, which was the origin of the city (in fact, Saint Finbarr is the patron saint of Cork). The current building dates from 1878 and was built in an excessively ornate Neo-Gothic style to designs by William Burges. Inspired by the great French cathedrals, it is built of white limestone, crowned by a 73-meter-high spire. Particularly noteworthy are the three sculpted portals on the west facade and, inside, the stained-glass windows and the rich ambulatory depicting the life of Christ.

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6.93 km

National Monument

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The National Monument Grand Parade was erected to commemorate the Irish Patriots who died during the period 1798 - 1867. Located in Cork City centre on an area where the Grand Parade joins The South Mall which is beside the south channel of the River Lee.

The Monument is held in early Irish Gothic style, in the form of a tower with in the center a statue of Mother Erin, and features on the four corners statues of:
WOLFE TONE - Theobald Wolfe Tone (Dublin 1763 - Dublin 1798), Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members of the United Irishmen; regarded as the father of Irish republicanism
DWYER - Michael Dwyer (Camara, Co. Wicklow 1772 - Liverpool, NSW, Australia 1825), United Irishmen leader in the 1798 rebellion. He later fought a guerilla campaign against the British Army in the Wicklow Mountains from 1798-1803.
DAVIS - Thomas Davis (Mallow, Co. Cork, 1814 - Dublin 1845), revolutionary Irish writer who was the chief organiser and poet of the Young Ireland movement.
O'NEILL CROWLEY - Peter O'Neill Crowley (Aughavine, Co. Cork 1831 - 1867), leader of the 100-strong IRB unit in Ballymacoda, near Youghal, during the Fenian rising of 1867.
cork-guide.ie/cork_city/monument.html
statues.vanderkrogt.net/object.php?webpage=ST&record=ie141

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7.63 km

The Abbey Brewery Bar, Cork

Highlight • Pub

From here the fun begins

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7.75 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.15 km

716 m

465 m

411 m

Surfaces

4.32 km

2.12 km

1.17 km

110 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 3 July

21°C

15°C

16 %

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St. Fin Barre's Cathedral – National Monument loop from Cork

St Patrick's Bridge

St Vincent Bridge

St. Patrick's Bridge and River Lee Walk, Cork

Daly's Bridge (The Shaky Bridge)

University College Cork

St. Fin Barre's Cathedral

National Monument

The Abbey Brewery Bar, Cork

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