Cork City
Cork City is considered the second city in the county of Ireland. It is in the south west of the country and lies across the river Lee. The city has some monuments and indeed boasts the tallest building in the Republic, County Hall Tower. The city’s most famous building is the Shandon Church Tower and the City Hall was funded by the British Government after the War of Independence. The main shopping street is Patrick Street that starts at Patrick Street Bridge and is mostly pedestrian. Following on from here is Grand Parade where most of the financial institutions are housed in some spectacular Georgian buildings of which the most impressive is the Allied Irish Bank.