Right in the heart of the City, these quays and docks still operate at the East end (Kennedy Quay), and the sight of large ships moored almost right next to City hall is visually surprising.
If you are looking for Leprechauns, shillelaghs and shamrocks painted in luminous green, don't come to the Ballyhoura region. But if it's authentic, unspoiled rural Ireland you're after, then you've come to the right place.