The landscape of southern Ireland is exquisite, especially in the wild regions of Bantry Bay and Dingle Bay in the extreme southwest. Cork is Ireland’s second city and, in consequence, enjoys a spirited rivalry with Dublin. Owing to immigration from the European mainland, Cork has become progressively more cosmopolitan, but this is still the place to find traditional Irish dishes such as crubeen (pig’s trotters) and drisheen (blood sausage).

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