The Irish Stew

The Irish Stew

The Saturday Market in Douglas, Cork

Some of the best things happen in the worst places.

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John and Sally McKenna
Jun 29, 2026
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Some of the best things happen in the worst places. Just look at the Saturday market in Douglas, a nifty semi-suburb of Cork city. The Market is lodged at a busy road intersection, and it happens when that intersection is just about at its busiest, when Saturday shopping and football practice drivers clog the place. You cross the road at your peril. Dir…

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