Clonakilty and Bandon

Ireland

Clonakilty, meaning ‘stone (castle) of the woods,’ is a town in County Cork founded on May 5, 1613. It is situated at the head of Clonakilty Bay. In 2007, Clonakilty received the prestigious European Destination of Excellence award from the European Commission. The town hosts several annual festivals, including the Clonakilty International Guitar Festival in mid-September, the Motion Festival, and the Waterfront Festival in August. Clonakilty is renowned for its black pudding, a recipe originating in Edward Twomey’s butcher shop on Pearse Street in 1880. Today, this secret spice recipe is exclusively known to the Twomey family, who continue to produce it at the Clonakilty Food Company.

ABOUT THE HOSTING PARTNER

Sectors

Discover the range of vocational sectors available for your students in this destination

Main sectors

Food and Hospitality: Tourism
Food and Hospitality: Waiter and Catering
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources: Forestry, Environment and Landscape Management

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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources

Agriculture
Forestry, Environment and Landscape Management
Horticulture
Veterinary and Animal Welfare
Water Management and Environmental Remediation

Arts, Design and Media

Archeology and Cultural Heritage Conservation
Art and Design
Audio and sound design
Graphics and Photography
Pre-press and Printmaking

Business, Administration and Services

Administration and Accounting
E-commerce
Marketing and Sales
Retail and Commercial Services

Engineering, Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies

Electrical and Automatic Installations
Electronics and Electrotechnics
Mechatronics

Food and Hospitality

Food Processing
Hospitality
Kitchen staff
Pastry and Bakery
Tourism
Waiter and Catering

Health and Social Care

Childcare
Social Care

Information and Communication Technologies

Computer Science and Information Technology
Data and Artificial Intelligence
Software Development
Telecommunications Installations

Personal Services

Hair and Beauty
Sports and Outdoor Activities

Science and Applied Technologies

Chemistry and Pharmacy

Transport and Mobility

Transport and Logistics

Services

Everything you need to know about how the mobility experience is organised and delivered.

Always included

Transfer from the airport on demand (public and private)
Accommodation More info
Local transport
Mentoring More info
Placement matching or study visit programmes
Erasmus+ mobility paperwork management

Extra

24/7 emergency support
Study visits for students
Hosting minors without Accompanying Person

Main hosting city: Clonakilty, Bandon

Other hosting cities: Kinsale, Youghal, Cobh, Mallow, Cork city

Mobility duration for internships: from 4 weeks to 13 weeks

GETTING TO KNOW THE CITY

What’s popular in Clonakilty and Bandon

English Market (Cork)

Cork City Gaol (Cork)

St. Finbarrs Cathedral (Cork)

Fitzgerald’s Park (Cork)

Blarney Castle (Cork)

Kinsale city (Cork)

The surroundings

Trivia time

Did you know that Clonakilty town won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1999 and has continued to receive awards every year since for its environmental efforts? The cleanliness is partly due to the voluntary efforts of local shopkeepers and staff.