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Location and Directions to Grotto

DIRECTIONS BY ROAD:

From Cork:
Take the main N22 National route West towards Macroom;
Pass through Lissarda village and continue on main road to Macroom;
Enter 40 miles per hour speed limit area on approach to Macroom (filling station on left, picnic area on right);
Turn left at next major junction and follow main road;
Cross bridge over River Toon, and turn right immediately after (shop with petrol pumps at junction);
Continue into Inchigeela, turn left in the village;
Turn left again at the next (fork) junction;
Continue straight through next crossroads, Grotto half mile on left.

From Killarney:
Take the main road to Cork (N22 National Route);
Pass through Ballyvourney, Ballymakeera and Macroom;
Turn right at major junction, 1 mile on Cork side of Macroom and follow main road;
Cross bridge over River Toon, and turn right immediately after (shop with petrol pumps at junction);
Continue into Inchigeela, turn left in the village;
Turn left again at the next (fork) junction;
Continue straight through next crossroads, Grotto half mile on left.

DISTANCES BY ROAD TO GORTANEADIN GROTTO:

Cork: 36½ miles / 58½ kilometres;
Cork Airport: 40 miles / 64 kilometres;
Macroom: 12 miles / 19 kilometres;
Killarney: 42½ miles / 68 kilometres.

BUS SERVICES

A bus runs from Cork to Inchigeela once per day. Please note that the Inchigeela to Cork service also runs only once per day, early in the morning. For further details check the Bus Eireann timetables at www.buseireann.ie/site/your_journey/timetables.asp

BY AIR

The nearest airport to the Grotto is in Cork. Direct flights to Cork are available from the following locations:

Dublin
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Glasgow
Jersey
Leeds
Liverpool
London - Heathrow
London - Stansted
Manchester
Newcastle
Plymouth
Southampton
Swansea
Frankfurt
Malta
Paris - Charles de Gaulle


Please check the Cork Airport website for up to date information: www.corkairport.ie

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