Cork! Cork! What a wonderful place, resplendent in beauty and contrast from the bustling City to the windswept and lonely Atlantic peninsulas. Što divno mjesto, sjajan u ljepoti i kontrast s dahom Grad na vjetrovit i usamljen Atlantika poluotoka.
Corkis indeed a massive county, the largest in Ireland by land mass and containing Cork, the largest city in the country after Dublin (Cork people believe it is the real capital of Ireland !) Corkis zaista golemog županiji, najveći u Hrvatskoj po zemlji i masa sadrži Cork, najvećeg grada u zemlji nakon Dublin (Cork ljudi vjeruju da je stvarni glavni grad Irske!) Please click on a location on the map of Cork to view a Virtual Tour. Molimo kliknite na lokaciju na karti Cork da biste vidjeli virtualnu šetnju.  Click on the locations on the map and wait for the virtual tour to load. Kliknite na lokacije na karti i čekajte da se virtualnim za učitavanje. Drag your mouse on the image to direct the viewing angle: up, down , left or right Povucite miša na sliku na izravno na kut gledanja: gore, dolje, lijevo ili desno
Cork city is a thriving industrial area and port. Cork grad je uspješan industrijsko područje i luke. Once it was a greater force with worldwide industrial giants such as Ford and Dunlop employing thousands of people directly and many more through service providers. Nakon što je bila veća sila u svijetu s industrijskim divovi kao što su Ford i Dunlop zapošljavaju tisuće ljudi izravno i mnogo više kroz usluga. Doom and gloom pervaded when they closed their doors. Doom prožet i tama kad su zatvorena vrata njihova. Many of Corks finest emigrated, mostly to the United States. Mnogi Corks najboljih emigrated, uglavnom u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama.
But then the Celtic Tiger arrived and Cork too felt the good vibes it gave off. A onda je stigao i Celtic Tiger Cork previše osjećala dobro signali je dao van. Now in place of the Ford and Dunlop factories are pharmaceutical giants such as Schering Plough together with many large chemical companies. Sada na mjesto na Ford i Dunlop farmaceutske tvornice su divovi kao što su Schering medvjed zajedno sa mnogim velikim kemijska kompanija. Not all are popular with the environment protection groups because of alleged air pollution, but they do provide hundreds of jobs down around the Little Island area. Nije sve su popularne u zaštiti okoliša grupe zbog navodnog onečišćenja zraka, ali oni osigurati stotine radnih mjesta dolje oko otočiću površine.
From the point of view of the visitor, Cork city and county have a huge amount of attractions to offer, from the Shandon Bells, to Fota Wildlife Park, Blarney Castle where you too can inherit the gift of the gab that all Cork people are possessed of by kissing the Blarney Stone, and on to the lovely West Cork, to towns such as Skibereen and Schull and the unforgettable Glengariff. Iz motrišta posjetitelja, Krapinske Toplice imaju ogroman atrakcije za ponuditi, od Shandon zvona, da Fota park divljine, laskanje dvorcu gdje se također mogu baštiniti dar od blebetati da sve Cork ljudi u posjedu od po ljubakanje na laskanje kamena, i na lijepim West Cork, u gradovima kao što su Skibereen i Schull i nezaboravan Glengariff. From here you can get a boat to Garnish Island and see the wonderful gardens with their tropical flowers and fauna, present only because the Gulf Stream delivers it’s benign atmospheric gifts to this part of west Cork. Odavde možete doći brodom na otok ukrasiti i vidjeti prekrasan vrt sa svojim tropskim cvijećem i faune, predstavljaju samo zato što je Golfska struja donosi je dobar atmosferska darove na ovom dijelu zapadno Cork. Tourism is a huge industry in Cork and one can see that they are well geared to take advantage of their location and history. Turizam je veliki industrije u Cork i može se vidjeti da su dobro pripremljen kako bi iskoristili njihov položaj i povijest. A new airport terminal has been built to cater for current and projected numbers of tourists in the coming years, and the city is well served by infrastructure such as rail and roads. A novi terminal zračne luke je izgrađen da bi pružiti usluge za tekuće i projicirane brojke turista u nadolazećim godinama, a grad je i služio od infrastrukture kao što su željeznica i cesta. But once you meander west forget about quality roads as they are so bad that it seems like they were designed to make you slow down and enjoy the scenery, which you should! Other large towns in Cork are Kinsale, the gourmet capital of Ireland, with it’s collection of stunning restaurants , pubs and wonderful water activities. Middletown is more of a market town to the east of Cork city and this is close the seaside town of Youghal which is tourist orientated. Ali jednom kada zapadnoj meander zaboraviti o kvaliteti ceste kao što su tako loše da izgleda kao da su dizajnirani da vas usporiti i uživati u krajolik, koji bi trebali! Ostali veliki gradovi u Cork su Popovaca, gurmanski i glavni grad Irske, s to je zbirka zadivljujući restorani, pubs i prekrasnih vodenih aktivnosti. Middletown je više od mjesta na tržište istočno od grada Cork i to je u neposrednoj blizini mora Grad Zagreb koji je turistički usmjerena. Major business towns include Fermoy, Mitchelstown, Mallow, Bandon and Macroom. As a county it has bountiful range of leisure activities that appeal to all ages. Veći gradovi uključuju poslovne Novigrad, Mitchelstown, slez, Bandon i Makarska. Kao županiji ima bogat raspon aktivnosti u slobodno vrijeme da se sve uzraste. Golf, sailing, hill and mountain climbing, equestrian and virtually anything you can think of.(ok no skiing!) If you are a golfer do try to play the Old Head of Kinsale. Kazalište, golf, jedrenje, brda i planinarenje, jahački i gotovo ništa se možete sjetiti. (OK nema skijanja!) Ako su pokušaju učiniti golfer igrati Stara voditelj Popovaca. It is not cheap, but it is a course you’ll never forget for it’s quality layout and stunning scenery. Fota Island to the east of Cork city is another superb course that has played host to Irish Open. Nije jeftin, ali to je naravno, nikad ne zaboravite da ćete za to je kvaliteta i izgled zadivljujući prizor. Fota Otok na istoku od grada Cork je još jedan izvrstan naravno da je domaćin igrao na irski Open. However throughout Cork county there are dozens of quality golf courses to suit the beginner or the scratch golfer. Međutim u cijeloj županiji Cork postoje deseci kvalitete golf na odgovaraju početnik ili brisani golfer.
Whether you are Irish or a visitor from abroad, take time out to catch a game of Gaelic football or hurling. Cork is one of the very few counties that are very strong in both codes, having won numerous All-Ireland titles in football and hurling. Bilo da su irski ili posjetitelja iz inozemstva, potrebno vrijeme da uloviti i igra keltski nogomet ili hurling. Cork je jedan od vrlo rijetkih županija koja su vrlo snažna u oba kôda, budući da je osvojio brojne All-Ireland naslova u nogomet i hurling . Legends like the great Christy Ring , Jack Lynch and the latter day Jimmy Barry Murphy abound in Cork hurling folklore whilst Billy Morgan, Conor Counihan and Larry Tomkins are revered in football memories. Legende poput velikog Christy Ring, Jack Lynch i drugi dan Barry Jimmy Murphy u Cork hurling obiluju folklornim dok Billy Morgan, Conor Counihan i Larry Tomkins su revered nogomet u sjećanju.
The visitor to Cork has a wonderful selection of entertainment to satisfy them. Posjetitelju Cork ima prekrasan izbor zabavnih zadovoljiti ih. Traditional Irish music and dancing is strong in Cork with a huge variety of venues hosting events. Tradicionalni irski glazbu i ples je jak u Cork sa ogromnim različitim prostorima hosting događaja.
To sum it up Cork has all the amenities, tradition and history which will interest and excite the visitor from home or abroad. Za zbroj ga Cork ima sve pogodnosti, tradiciju i povijest, koja će oduševiti i interes posjetitelja iz kuće ili u inozemstvu. Go there! Idite tamo! And as they roar at football and hurling matches “ Come on the RebelCounty ” I kao što huka na nogomet i utakmice hurling "Dođi na RebelCounty" |
