Irish Eyes

From the book "1,000 Places To See Before You Die":

"In yesterday's gastronomically challenged Ireland of corned beef and cabbage, seaside Kinsale's role as the country's culinary capital may have been take as a comical oxymoron. But since the so-called Irish cooking revolution, this beautiful yachting and fishing town on the Irish Sea and its impressive (and still growing) profusion of excellent restaurants large and small has drawn pampered palates from near and far. The increasingly popular Kinsale International Gourmet Food Festival might include everything from a cooking demonstration by the Housewife of the Year to oyster husking."

Get there. An excellent town, beautiful setting, wonderful people, great pubs, and of course tons of history including the magnificent and vast star shaped Charles Fort, which was built in 1677.

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