A short circuit through the commuter town that grew from a tidal crossing on the Owenabue: the Pain brothers' hilltop Gothic Revival church, the mid-century parish church at the town's heart, the vanished pottery works that once employed half the village, and the river and railway that connected it to Cork Harbour. Looking for things to do in Carrigaline? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
St Mary's Church of Ireland
Carrigaline Pottery
Church of Our Lady and St John
River Owenabue at Carrigaline
Carrigaline Railway Station (former)
For Schools
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