The city of Cork, in the SW corner of Ireland, is the usual grey somewhat grimey Irish city but it is also the culinary capital of Ireland, surrounded by burgeoning small organic farms and host to the English Market, a lovely indoor market of fresh vegetables, fish, meats, sea food and shell fish that rivals Pike Place Market in Seattle. I stayed uphill from the city at Sheila´s Youth Hostel where this photo was taken. I was surprised at how many Polish people were in Cork, every second person or family were speaking Polish. It seems that the Celtic Tiger, Ireland´s booming economy, requires more people than Ireland can provide so instead of, as in the recent past, exporting their young to other countries, they are importing workers eager to take part in a vibrant and friendly economy. I arrived in Cork Friday and by Sat., was ready to get out of the city so I headed to Kinsale, a foodie center, at one end of Cork´s bay. Kinsale is cute, almost too cute, with lots of great restaurants, but I took advantage of the warm sunny day and hiked out of town to the beach about 3 miles along the coast. Saturday, October 6, 2007
A quick trip through NW Ireland --Cork, Cavan, Westport & Achill Island, Galway
The city of Cork, in the SW corner of Ireland, is the usual grey somewhat grimey Irish city but it is also the culinary capital of Ireland, surrounded by burgeoning small organic farms and host to the English Market, a lovely indoor market of fresh vegetables, fish, meats, sea food and shell fish that rivals Pike Place Market in Seattle. I stayed uphill from the city at Sheila´s Youth Hostel where this photo was taken. I was surprised at how many Polish people were in Cork, every second person or family were speaking Polish. It seems that the Celtic Tiger, Ireland´s booming economy, requires more people than Ireland can provide so instead of, as in the recent past, exporting their young to other countries, they are importing workers eager to take part in a vibrant and friendly economy. I arrived in Cork Friday and by Sat., was ready to get out of the city so I headed to Kinsale, a foodie center, at one end of Cork´s bay. Kinsale is cute, almost too cute, with lots of great restaurants, but I took advantage of the warm sunny day and hiked out of town to the beach about 3 miles along the coast. 
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I've met several Polish people this year who hail from Dublin, it is interesting. I almost now expect any new Dublinder I meet to have a Polish name and accent.
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