Cork City Marathon

Location: Cork, Ireland

Date: 31 May, 2026

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The Cork Marathon takes you on a scenic tour of the city and, in fact, you’ll be running on top of old rivers for most of the first mile! St Patrick’s Street, the Grand Parade, the South Mall, Parnell Place (once known as Nelson’s Quay) were all rivers until they were culverted and paved over in the 1780s to cater for the expanding city. St Patrick’s Street has held many historic gatherings over the years with rallies from political figures such as Charles Stewart Parnell and Michael Collins. Many of the buildings were destroyed during the Burning of Cork in the War of Independence in 1920. Today it stands proud as the main street in Cork City where the Cork City Marathon both starts and finishes.

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