<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/80140152-4e7f-4727-be83-b718fbb196da/04387E52-FB3A-44C9-A5E2-C2DCDDEC97B8/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#" href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#" style="font-size: 11px;">travel.nytimes.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><H1> <NYT_HEADLINE type=" " version="1.0"> 36 Hours in Cork, Ireland </NYT_HEADLINE> </H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/travel.nytimes.com/img/7316D015-EDC3-4B92-A17B-5BD4FE0F67D6" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><P class="caption">The view from the Church of St. Anne.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><DIV class="story first"> <A href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/06/28/travel/20090628-cork-slide-show_index.html"> <IMG height="126" border="0" width="190" alt="A Weekend in Cork, Ireland" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/06/28/travel/0628-cork-B.JPG" /><SPAN class="mediaType photo">Slide Show</SPAN> </A> <H2> <A href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/06/28/travel/20090628-cork-slide-show_index.html">A Weekend in Cork, Ireland</A> </H2> <DIV class="clear"></DIV> </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/travel.nytimes.com/img/40E0C628-94DB-4D5B-A2E5-9CAFB765FE17" alt="Cork, Ireland" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><H2> <A href="javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/06/28/travel/0628-cork-map.html', '870_510', 'width=870,height=510,location=no,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')">Cork, Ireland</A> </H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#">WHILE <A title="Go to the Cork Travel Guide." href="http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/europe/ireland/county-cork/cork/overview.html?inline=nyt-geo">Cork</A> may officially be <A title="Go to the Ireland Travel Guide." href="http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/europe/ireland/overview.html?inline=nyt-geo">Ireland</A>’s second city, don’t suggest that to one of its proud residents. The melodious reply — most likely delivered in a rich brogue sprinkled with gammin (Cork slang for Cork slang) — may contain playful swipes at that larger town over on the Irish Sea. But it’s this spark and warmth of Cork, a remnant of the city’s enduring rebel history, that captivate the visitor and — along with its picturesque setting along the River Lee and its dedication to the arts and good food and drink — make it a convincing rival to <A title="Go to the Dublin Travel Guide." href="http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/europe/ireland/dublin/overview.html?inline=nyt-geo">Dublin</A>. On long summer days, Cork’s compact size makes it a perfect city to tour on foot, providing you’ve packed walking shoes and a bit of ambition for a few hilly climbs.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><P><SPAN class="bold">4:30 p.m.</SPAN> <SPAN class="bold">1)</SPAN> <SPAN class="bold">RING BELLS ON ARRIVAL</SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><P><SPAN class="bold">5:30 p.m.</SPAN> <SPAN class="bold">2)</SPAN> <SPAN class="bold">A DRINK FROM THE WELL</SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><P><SPAN class="bold">7 p.m.</SPAN> <SPAN class="bold">3)</SPAN> <SPAN class="bold">TAPAS, IRISH STYLE</SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><SPAN class="bold">THE PIPES ARE CALLING</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/travel/28Hour.html?em#"><P><SPAN class="bold">10 a.m.</SPAN> <SPAN class="bold">5)</SPAN> <SPAN class="bold">RASHERS AND BROWSERS</SPAN></P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/04387E52-FB3A-44C9-A5E2-C2DCDDEC97B8/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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