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While nearby Cork is the biggest town in southern Ireland, Kinsale (15 miles south) is
actually more historic and certainly cuter. It's delightful to visit. Thanks to the naturally
sheltered bay barbed by a massive 17th-century star fort, you can submerge yourself in
maritime history, from the Spanish Armada to the sailor who inspired Defoe's
Robinson
Crusoe
to the
Lusitania.
Apart from all the history, Kinsale has a laid-back, Sausalito-like
feel with a touch of wine-sipping class. Or, as a local told me with a wry smile, “Welcome
to Happy Valley” (Eli Lilly manufactures much of its Prozac antidepressant just outside
town).
