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'''Cork''' is the second biggest city in [[Ireland]]. Cars registered in Cork have registartion plates with letter C.
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'''Cork''' is the second biggest city in [[Ireland]]. Cars registered in Cork have registration plates with letter C.
  
 
== Hitching out ==
 
== Hitching out ==

Revision as of 20:59, 25 September 2010

<map lat='51.887934991741986' lng='-8.487281799316406' zoom='12' view='0' float='right' width='370' /> Cork is the second biggest city in Ireland. Cars registered in Cork have registration plates with letter C.

Hitching out

Northeast and east towards Dublin and Waterford

Get the number 8 bus to Mayfield. Walk down the hill away from the main supermarket for 10 minutes. You will arrive at the Morans Hotel on the Glanmuire Road. There is some room for vehicles to pull over. Sign recommended.

North towards Limerick, Galway

Go to the Blackpool shopping centre on the North side of the city. This can be reached by the number 3 bus from Cork City Centre (Merchants Quay) for around 1.50 Euro. From here, you walk up the motorway for 10 minutes until you reach a bus shelter on the left hand side with the massive area. Also, try the traffic lights all along this road. We waited for 20 minutes with a sign at this spot and got a lift to Limerick city

West towards Killarney, Tralee

Go to traffic lights after Bandon roundabout. Served by bus 8 and 19 to Bishopstown. Leads to N22 motorway.

Southwest towards Bandon, Clonakilty

Go to the Bandon roundabout. Served by bus 8 and 19 to Bishopstown. Leads to N71 motorway.