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Take Barry Moloney's walking tour of Kinsale, then see Charles Fort; Food U at the pier does a good lobster roll. · Rick Steves forum, 2023
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Getting around (1)
Catch the Kinsale bus from Cork very early; buses fill up and passengers were left at stops waiting for the next. · Blog, 2022
Food & pubs (4)
Book Kinsale food tour on arrival day and reserve Max's dinner; mid-week in May many places were shut. · Rick Steves forum, 2025
Catch trad sessions at Dalton's in Kinsale; Harbour Bar and Bulman give good afternoon pints, and Jim Edwards suits dinner. · TripAdvisor, 2019
Kitty O Se's in Kinsale does sublime fish and chips. · TripAdvisor, 2022
Kitty O'Shea's in Kinsale starts live music around 7:30pm; get there before then for a seat. · TripAdvisor, 2023
Sightseeing (6)
Base five nights in Kinsale and day-trip to Cobh and Clonakilty; Michael Collins House in Clonakilty was an unexpected highlight. · TripAdvisor, 2019
Charles Fort in Kinsale was only a photo stop; they wished for more time and a late fish-and-chips lunch in town. · cruisecritic, 2021
Cobh visit combined the Cobh Museum, Titanic Experience and St Colman's Cathedral comfortably in a day from Kinsale. · TripAdvisor, 2019
Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse tours were sold out on arrival; book ahead and see the Lusitania Museum and signal tower. · TripAdvisor, 2023
Rock of Cashel is a layered ruin worth the stop on the Dublin to Kinsale leg. · Rick Steves forum, 2023
Take Barry's roughly 90-minute Historic Stroll in Kinsale for the town's history. · TripAdvisor, 2023
Other (6)
Break the Kinsale-to-Dublin drive at Rock of Cashel and Kilkenny Castle, lunching at Kyteler's Inn in Kilkenny. · TripAdvisor, 2019
Butlers eCoach tour to Blarney and Kinsale adjusted times by email when the ship arrived hours late. · cruisecritic, 2021
Go to Old Head of Kinsale only in clear weather; fog gave zero visibility. · TripAdvisor, 2022
In a small town near Kinsale, St Patrick's Day was a scouts parade and church services, with locals wearing real shamrocks and no green clothes. · Rick Steves forum
Kinsale in race week was busy but fine; expect a 15-minute wait for a dinner table without a reservation. · TripAdvisor, 2019
Visit late September to early November; B&B prices dropped 20-30% below summer, and Westport and Kinsale B&Bs cost half a Dublin room. · Blog, 2025