![]() ![]() WINNER of EUROPE'S LEADING TOURIST ATTRACTION 2017 at the WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS!Ī short and scenic ferry ride from Cobh brings visitors to Spike Island and our storytellers will relay the history and mystery of the peoples and places that make Spike Island so special. Get captured in the history and mystery of this magical heritage island. Take the scenic ferry ride from Kennedy Pier, Cobh, and enjoy a fully guided tour of our island and fortress, and relax in our cafe and picnic areas. ![]() To access all of the content on Yr, we recommend that you update your browser. It looks like youre using an old browser. Harrison, who was a newly emerging photographer at the time, was sent to snap away for THE FACE, piling into a minibus with the team and heading North. Today the island is dominated by the 200 year old Fort Mitchel, the star shaped Fortress which became a prison holding over 2300 prisoners. Tickets are on sale now for the inaugural Spike Island Literary Festival Some of Ireland & the UKs foremost thriller writers will gather on the. An island full of lost memories Spike Island has a rich history stretching back over 1300 years, from its days as a monastery to a 24-acre fortress to one. Spike Island Island, Cork, Munster (Ireland), elevation 24 m Press to show information about this location. Titled Spike Island, its 167-pages document the seismic shift of free love, free reign and youth turning their backs on the consumerism of the ’ 80s and looking forward to a brand new decade. ![]() The island's rich history has included monks and monasteries, rioters and redcoats, captains and convicts and sinners and saints. Rob, was the tour guide, who introduced us to the island and advised what to do and where to start. In the last 1300 years Spike Island has been host to a 6th century Monastery, a 24 acre Fortress, the largest convict depot in the world in Victorian times and centuries of island homes. The standard ticket allowed for the 10 minute boat trip and to explore the island for 3.5 hours. ![]()
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