Kinsale

Kinsale is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland. Located approximately 25 km (16 mi) south of Cork City on the southeast coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon, and has a population of 5,991 which increases in the summer when tourism peaks. Wikipedia

Population 4,893 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ireland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ireland
Daylight 7 h 50 in Dec, dark by 16:24 · 16 h 39 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 18 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 59 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 49 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 51 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 37 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 39 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 13 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 40 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 42 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 44 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 53 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 50 of daylight
Tourist office · 560 m Kinsale Tourist Office

Getting there

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Where you can go from Kinsale

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From Kinsale's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

1 to 2 hours· 2

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Kinsale RFC

    May

    Kinsale RFC play rugby union in the amateur leagues at Garraha, 3 km east of town. They host a Rugby 7s tournament in May

  2. Gourmet Food Festival

    October

    Gourmet Food Festival is early October

2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Kinsale); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 12 places to eat

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.