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Stories Set in Cork — top stories

Rebel-county charm on the river Lee: Cork calls itself the real capital and half means it. Its stories run scrappy and funny. The Young Offenders stole bikes through it; Ondine washed up nearby. Open Cork on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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5 famous stories set in Cork

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Browse 2 books and 3 movies set in Cork.

The Young Offenders

The Young Offenders

Screen Ireland
movie

Two teenage boys from inner-city Cork steal bicycles and ride off on a 160km quest to find an unrecovered bale of cocaine worth 7000000 euros.

Setting: Cork, IrelandTime Period: 2010s
Ondine

Ondine

Start Motion Pictures-Wayfare Entertainment-Octagon Films-Little Wave Productions-RTÉ-Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
movie

On the coast of Cork Syracuse is a divorced fisherman who has stopped drinking. His precocious daughter Annie has failing kidneys. One day he finds a nearly-drowned young woman in his net; she calls herself Ondine and…

Setting: Cork, IrelandTime Period: 2009
Herança Fatal

Herança Fatal

by Sophie Hannah (Goodreads Author)
book

Hercule Poirot é convidado a passar uma temporada no campo. A anfitriã é a famosa escritora Athelinda Playford, que recebe na sua mansão isolada um improvável grupo de pessoas. Entre elas, Poirot encontra o amigo Edward…

Setting: ['Clonakilty, Cork (Ireland)', 'Oxford, England']Time Period: 2004
Two Walls and a Roof: Ireland Born America Bound

Two Walls and a Roof: Ireland Born America Bound

by John Michael Cahill
book

This is the story of an Irish family from Cork Ireland. It documents how they survived in the 50's and 60's and will take you on a roller coaster ride of every emotion, sometimes all on the same page. Here you will read…

Setting: Cork, IrelandTime Period: 1950s; 1960s
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher

Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher

Eagle Rock Entertainment
movie

Ghost Blues follows the life and career of Rory Gallagher from his upbringing in Cork his early days with a showband the brief success of Taste and then his legendary solo career leading up to his health problems in…

Setting: Cork, IrelandTime Period: 20th Century

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