Day 7 - Clonakilty to Kinsale 23 miles (32 km)
Continue on the coast road to the village of Timoleague for lunch, home to an old Franciscan Friary. In the afternoon stay on the coast road to the historic town of Kinsale. The very attractive town of Kinsale is just 29km directly south of Cork City. This town has a population of approximately 2,000 people. This historic town has a most important role in Irish tourism. It is also one of the most successful and popular visitor destinations in Ireland. Kinsale has many popular attractions, which include heritage, gourmet restaurants, sailing, deep-sea angling and golf. Kinsale has been designated an Irish Heritage Town. Early settlers in Ireland came to live in the area, which we now know as Kinsale. Indeed the Old Head of Kinsale has been attributed as the site for some of the earliest settlers in Ireland. Later a number of Christian settlements were established in the surrounding countryside.