Fishing in Ballycotton

Ballycotton, which hangs over the sea in East Cork on the Southern coast of Ireland, has always been a fishing town. It’s a tiny village (pop. 497) with a small harbor holding twenty or so boats of different sizes. Among them is a well-respected lifeboat that sits ready for action because the waters beyond the breakwater can

The Round Tower

Lighting struck the Round Tower of Cloyne, in East Cork, on the night of January 10, 1749, cracking and breaking its pointed peak. The soaring 11th-century structure lost six feet of height, but still stands today, high above the humble town. The tower, now closed, is seven stories — each with a window facing in