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English Market

This covered market was created in 1788 by the Protestant or English city rulers; in 1840 the Irish Catholics took over and set up Irish Market at St Peters. It's primarily a fresh-food market: several stalls do sandwiches and other takeaways, and Farmgate Cafe is open to 4PM.

Address
Grand Parade, South Mall
Getting there
main entrances on Grand Parade and Princes St, side entry from Plunkett and Patrick streets
Hours
Mon-Sat 8AM-6PM

Listing from Wikivoyage: Cork, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.