Shopping in Cork City

The main shopping area is St. Patrick’s Street where lots of shopping opportunities spring from the smaller shops to the larger retail chains in the area. Cork’s legendary department store is Cash’s, 18 St. Patrick street, dating all the way back to the 1830Õs, has three floors with wares ranging from Waterford Crystal and Irish Aran jumpers to all types of Irish Linen and other gift items. The main shopping mall is Merchants Quay Shopping centre, which houses shops like Laura Ashley and Marks and Spencers.

Off Patrick Street is a little lane called Paul’s Lane, which is the cities antique area, with shops brimming with old memorabilia. Parallel to Patrick Street is Oliver Plunkett Street which leads one off into the alleys and lanes that have great shops to entice you to part with the few bob in your pocket.

Heading towards the English Market, one can find all sorts of fresh fruit and vegetables. Local produce would include a great choice of local cheese, victuallers would have all their famous spicy beef which is a very popular delicacy, as well as traditional Cork foods such as tripe, (cows stomach), Crubeens (pigs feet), and drisheens which is local blood sausage. Even a bouquet of flowers could be snapped up within the confines of this very historical Cork Market.

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