The Best Flea Markets and Thrift Stores to Visit in Cork, Ireland
Cork City is a hot-spot for second-hand shopping, whether you want to channel a Downton Abbey heroine in a jewel-crusted evening gown or indulge your inner magpie at one of North Main Street’s excellent cluster of charity shops. Committed thrift-aholics also have the option of delving further into the wider county in search of even more vintage treasures.
1. Mother Jones Flea Market
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2. Bantry Market
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3. Skibbereen Farmers Market
Farmers' Market, Street Food
5. Brocade & Lime
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6. North Main Street charity shops
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Following the lead of the Irish Cancer Society shop around the corner on Castle Street, customers can now window shop for two weeks before the sale, which are filled to the gills with the best donations and are often designed around a certain theme, with items sold off on pre-specified dates once the anticipation has built. Barnardos Children’s Charity (99 North Main Street) are known to sell off high-end handbags in their fortnightly window sales, and customers often queue up to be the early worm that catches the second-hand tote.
7. Billy's Secondhand Store
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8. Age Action
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9. Beloved at Focus Ireland
Shop, Shopping Mall, Store
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