Blackpool is a north-side Cork suburb in the valley just north of the city centre, where the Bride River meets the northern hills. It's been working-class Cork for as long as anyone can remember — industry came here, workers followed, the suburb grew around both.
Today it's best known for the Blackpool retail park (the large shopping complex just north of the city), St. Mary's Road, and a GAA tradition that runs deep. It's not a place visitors come to; it's a place Cork people go to get things done. That's not a small thing.
Just north of Cork city centre on the N20. Five minutes from Patrick's Street.
Multiple Cork city routes. Well connected.