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Monkstown.
Baile an Mhanaigh
A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around Monkstown, with local places and the journey there on one map.
13 mapped places to explore.
9 bus and train lines in the published timetable.
Explore Monkstown
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Monkstown is a village in County Cork. The map names 13 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 23 streets. 9 bus and train lines call at 26 stops here in the published timetable.
Your guide to Monkstown.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to Monkstown
9 scheduled lines from Bus Éireann and Cork Cobh Connect and other operators. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 3
- Mapped car parks
- 0
- 3 stops on foot
Two hours in Monkstown
Explore Monkstown with a suggested walking itinerary. See the stops along 2.5 km of walking and choose where to spend your time.
- See and do
Things to see
275 places to explore within 12 km, plus 4 places to eat and 0 places to stay on the map.
- Castles and their stories
Castle days around Cork City
Choose a castle to explore, with its history, photographs, a map and practical visiting details.
- Street by street
Every street
23 named streets to browse. Start with Bunker Hill, with 1 mapped place.
- The local picture
About Monkstown
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Ideas for a day around here
- Cork City · 3 choices
Where to Eat and Explore Food in Cork City
Browse a working food market, book a vegetable-led dinner or choose Japanese bistro cooking. These Cork stops offer three different food experiences.
Read the guide - Cork City · 3 choices
Museums and Galleries for a Cork City Day
Follow Cork’s trading past, explore the city’s own collections or look at contemporary art on the university campus. Choose a museum visit by what interests you.
Read the guide - Cork City · 3 choices
Parks for a Break in Cork City
A river park near the museums, a small city-centre pause and a larger landscape south of the centre. Pick the Cork park that fits the time you have.
Read the guide
Getting to Monkstown
9 lines call at 26 stops in Monkstown, run by Bus Éireann, Cork Cobh Connect and Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail. That list does not change with the date. What does change is which of them runs on the day you are going, and that, with the walk at each end, is worked out when you ask for it.
- 200
- 211
- 216
- 223
- 223X
- 225
- 225L
- 250
- rail
Plan a journey to Monkstown from anywhere, on any date the timetable covers.
Explore Monkstown by category
Find somewhere to eat, a place to visit or an everyday service. Search or choose a theme to explore places in and around Monkstown.
28 of 28 categories to explore
Things to see
A lake to linger beside, a castle to explore or a museum for a rainy afternoon. Find places for a day out.
- Attractions, 9 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Beaches, 12 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Castles, 12 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Forts, 5 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Gardens, 9 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Historic churches, 2 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Holy wells, 5 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Lakes, 6 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Monuments, 66 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Museums, 10 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Nature reserves, 2 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Parks, 51 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Picnic sites, 1 mapped place in and around Monkstown
- Playgrounds, 6 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Ringforts and sites, 8 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Ruins, 23 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Shrines, 9 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Towers, 2 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Viewpoints, 6 mapped places in and around Monkstown
- Woods, 18 mapped places in and around Monkstown
Food and drink
Coffee on the way, lunch in town or a pub for the evening. Choose a kind of place, then find it locally.
Community
The places that bring a town together, including schools, libraries, places of worship and community facilities.
Sport and leisure
Make room for a swim, a workout or time outdoors. Explore mapped sport and leisure facilities.
Motoring
Find fuel, repairs and other motoring services before your next journey.
Things to see
A starting point for exploring Monkstown and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- Monkstown Castle500 mCastles
- Cobh Heritage Centre2.3 kmMuseums
- Scots Church2.3 kmMonuments
- Cobh Museum2.3 kmMuseums
- Heritage Centre2.4 kmMuseums
- Comóradh 17982.4 kmMonuments
- The Deepwater Quay2.4 kmMonuments
- Carrig House2.4 kmMonuments
- Immaculate Heart of Mary2.5 kmShrines
- Barnahely Castle2.5 kmCastles
- John F. Kennedy Park2.6 kmParks
- Lusitania Peace Memorial2.6 kmMonuments
The busiest streets
Of the 23 named streets the map records, these carry the most.
- Bunker Hill1 placeunclassified
- Castle Road1 placeunclassified
- Ballynoe Farm1 placeresidential
- The Orchard1 placeresidential
- Monkstown Castle Demesne1 placeservice
- The Grove1 placeresidential