Blackrock Castle, a National-rated harbour-defence castle rebuilt in 1828 on a 16th-century site and now an observatory, a Pain Brothers-designed Church of Ireland church with a memorial to mathematician George Boole, a 1960s Catholic church, and a former railway bridge on the old Cork-Passage line — 4 stops through a Cork City suburb on the River Lee estuary. Looking for things to do in Blackrock? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Blackrock Castle
St Michael's Church of Ireland Church
St Michael's Roman Catholic Church
Rockfield Avenue Railway Bridge
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