The Castle Inn ★ 4.1
A no-frills South Main Street traditional bar that refuses to modernise, and is better for it. No music, no screens, no cocktail list. The focus is entirely.
Price€€
NeighbourhoodShandon and North Mall
Location
Address: 14B North Mall, Cork, T23 P264
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