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Cork Folklore Project

Cork Folklore Project from directly overhead

Cork Folklore Project is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is North Monastery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 14 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Folklore resource - Cork Folklore Project details on website. Exhibition space. Also café and exhibition based on history of North Cathedral. Local history archive hub.

The story

city in County Cork, Munster Province, Ireland

Wikidata Q36647, matched on coordinates and name (541 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates51.90457, -8.47578

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Bell's Field: 0.2 mi
  • St Peter's Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bishop Lucey Park: 0.5 mi
  • Glentrasna Park: 0.5 mi
  • Peace Park: 0.6 mi
Springs
Attractions: 43
Peaks: 38
  • Grange Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Bottle Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Rock Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Lyradane Mountain: 11.3 mi
  • Devonshire's Hill: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 28
Gardens: 21
Museums: 17
Picnic sites: 9
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 3.1 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 3.4 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 12.7 mi
  • Rostellen Woods picnic area: 12.8 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 9.0 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Power’s Bridge: 13.4 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 15.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cork Folklore Project. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MusheramoreWNW 290°642.7 m22.7 mi
MusherabegWNW 287°498.8 m23.6 mi
Seefin East TopWNW 295°491 m20.3 mi
SeefinWNW 294°491 m21.3 mi
Mount HillaryNW 313°444.1 m21.0 mi
Knockcraugh HillWNW 295°434 m18.9 mi
BurrenWNW 282°433 m18.8 mi
KnocknaskaghN 7°426.5 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0218:47
June solstice05:1521:0321:58
September equinox07:2018:5019:35
December solstice08:4015:2316:25

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6048717562

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