{"id":5836,"date":"2013-07-05T17:22:21","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T21:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=5836"},"modified":"2013-07-12T09:00:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T13:00:14","slug":"kinsale-a-picturesque-harbor-town-in-county-cork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/kinsale-a-picturesque-harbor-town-in-county-cork\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinsale – a picturesque harbor town in County Cork"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Kinsale<\/a>

Kinsale harbor<\/p><\/div>\n

Popular with the yachting community, Kinsale<\/a> is a beautiful little town in southern Ireland, clustered around a harbor. White sails still reflect the sun as small and medium sized sailboats come and go, some preparing for the many sailing competitions held here annually.<\/p>\n

In the 17th<\/sup> & 18th<\/sup> centuries, Kinsale was an important naval center. All that remains of that history now is the Charles Fort, one of the finest remaining examples of star-shaped bastion forts common in that time.<\/p>\n

In addition to its nautical roots, Kinsale is now also known for its food. In October each year, the town swells with throngs of people coming to town for the Gourmet Festival<\/a>. \u00a0In 2013, the country\u2019s longest running food festival will be held from October 11-13\u2026. its 37th<\/sup> year. With the heaviest concentration of restaurants in all of Ireland, you can get just about any dish you want \u2013 from seafood to steak and everything in between.<\/p>\n

For lunch we tried Fishy Fishy Cafe, a quaint little seafood restaurant very popular with the locals. Loved the look of the place, but we found the food to be uneventful and the service disappointing. Wouldn\u2019t wait in line a second time for this place.\u00a0Fishy Fishy Caf\u00e9<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 on Guardwell, next to St. Multoge Church – 021\/477-4453<\/p>\n

For dinner, we had much better luck at Jim Edwards, a small but lively restaurant and pub. We ate in the quieter area of the pub, and had absolutely tasty grilled salmon with a dill & lemon butter sauce served in a sea shell.\u00a0Jim Edwards<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Market Quay off Emmet Place \u2013 021\/477-2541<\/p>\n

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Blue Haven<\/p><\/div>\n

For evening entertainment, drinks or dinner, you can\u2019t go wrong at Blue Haven.\u00a0 My dinner of Irish coast plaice & scallops with asparagus and tomatoes was terrific. The music was upbeat and entertaining. Everyone drags their chairs and tables into position to enjoy the band and you aren\u2019t pressured into buying drinks.\u00a0 A great, great evening.\u00a0\u00a0 Irish coast plaice & scallops with asparagus and tomatoes.\u00a0Blue Haven<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 3 Pearse St. \u2013 021\/477-2209<\/p>\n

To learn more about the town, try either of the walking tours that start at the visitor center.\u00a0 We went with Dermot Ryan and learned more in an hour than we could have ever picked up on our own. He\u2019s been guiding tours for 40 years, so you ask him just about anything related to Kinsale.<\/p>\n

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Popular with the yachting community, Kinsale is a beautiful little town in southern Ireland, clustered around a harbor. White sails still reflect the sun as small and medium sized sailboats come and go, some preparing for the many sailing competitions held here annually. In the 17th & 18th centuries, Kinsale was an important naval center. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[176,541,1839,1040,1838,190,3644],"class_list":["post-5836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-dining","tag-entertainment","tag-harbor","tag-ireland","tag-kinsale","tag-sailing","tag-travel"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":"","rpg_gallery_thumb":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","gb-block-post-grid-landscape":"","gb-block-post-grid-square":"","et-pb-post-main-image":"","et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":"","et-pb-portfolio-image":"","et-pb-portfolio-module-image":"","et-pb-portfolio-image-single":"","et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":"","et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":"","et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":"","et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":"","et-pb-image--responsive--phone":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"

Kinsale harbor Popular with the yachting community, Kinsale is a beautiful little town in southern Ireland, clustered around a harbor. White sails still reflect the sun as small and medium sized sailboats come and go, some preparing for the many sailing competitions held here annually. In the 17th & 18th centuries, Kinsale was an important naval center. All that remains of that history now is the Charles Fort, one of the finest remaining examples of star-shaped bastion forts common in that time. In addition to its nautical roots, Kinsale is now also known for its food. 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