Bookshops in Cork: list of 24 free CSV

How many bookshops are in Cork?

OpenStreetMap lists 24 named bookshops inside the Cork city boundary (186 km²), extract of 11 Nov 2026. 50% of the records list a website and 29% a phone number; 12 named bookshops have no website on the public record.

Examples on the list: Alchemy Coffee and Bookstore, Benedictus Book Shop, Bookstation.

Bookshops in Cork at a glance: most are in Shandon (5), South Parish (5), Ballincollig (3); records were last edited between Jul 2017 and Nov 2026; chain names include Eason; Benedictus Book Shop and Eason list a business phone.

Edited on the map in the 90 days before the extract: 3 records, including The Shelf, J&K Schoolbooks, Eason.

24named bookshops

50%list a website

12no website listed

11neighbourhoods

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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 11 Nov 2026. The CSV is under the same licence.

12 with no website9 non-chain, edited since 2022.Filter to them
16 non-chain8 chain branches set aside; the biggest brand is Eason (6).Non-chain only
5 in ShandonPlan a territory by neighbourhood or postcode.Only Shandon

All 24 bookshops, A to Z

on the map recordmissing from the record

Bookshops in Cork, OpenStreetMap extract of 11 Nov 2026.
Business	Street and area	Website	Phone
A
Alchemy Coffee and Bookstore	121 Barrack Street, South Parish
B
Benedictus Book Shop	9 North Main Street, Shandon	benedictusbooks.ie	+353 21 427 0944
Bookstation	Blackpool, no street on record	bookstation.ie
D
Dubray	Saint Patrick's Street, South Parish
E
Eason	35-36 Saint Patrick's Street, South Parish	easons.com	+353 21 427 0477
Eason	Unit 10/11 Main Street, Ballincollig	easons.com
Eason	Lower Glanmire Road, Glankittane	easons.com
Eason	Farrancleary, no street on record
Easonnot edited since 2020	Douglas Court, Douglas	easons.com
Eason	Mahon Point Shopping Centre, Jacob's Island	easons.com	+353 21 497 2010
Easons Book Storenot edited since 2020	Lehenagh More, no street on record
H
High Street Books	Bishopstown, no street on record
Hughes & Hughesnot edited since 2017	Lehenagh More, no street on record
J
J&K School Books	Ballincollig, no street on record
J&K Schoolbooks	Shandon, no street on record
L
Leaf and Bower	Main Street, Ballincollig		+353212018191
M
Mercier Press	82c Ballyhooly Road, Glankittane	mercierpress.ie	+353 89 2025714
Q
Quay Co-op Bookshop	South Parish, no street on record
R
Rebel Reads	Centre Park Road, Docklands	rebelreads.ie
T
The Shelf	South Parish, no street on record	theshelf.ie	+353 21 431 2264
The Works	Blackpool, no street on record	theworks.co.uk	+353 21 421 0007
V
Vibes & Scribes New Bookstore	Lavitt's Quay, Shandon
Vibes & Scribes Used Bookstore	21 Lavitt's Quay, Shandon
W
Waterstones	Saint Patrick's Street, Shandon	waterstones.com

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Bookshops in Cork with no website listed

9 of 16 named non-chain bookshops; 7 below, the rest in the filter or the CSV.

Alchemy Coffee and Bookstore121 Barrack Street, South Parish
DubraySaint Patrick's Street, South Parish
High Street BooksBishopstown
J&K School BooksBallincollig
Leaf and BowerMain Street, Ballincollig, phone listed
Vibes & Scribes New BookstoreLavitt's Quay, Shandon
Vibes & Scribes Used Bookstore21 Lavitt's Quay, Shandon

Show all of them Every kind of business in Cork without a website

Where they are

Map of the 24 bookshops inside the Cork boundary; most sit around Shandon, South Parish, Ballincollig. — website listedno website, or social page only

By neighbourhood

Black: website listed.

Chains and non-chain businesses

33% of the records are branches of a chain or brand; 16 are not.

Eason6

What the records hold

24 map records.
Field	Records	Share
Street address	14	58%
Website (own site)	12	50%
Phone on file	7	29%
Email on file (not shown)	1	4%
Opening hours	6	25%
Chain or brand branch	8	33%
Edited since January 2024	19	79%

Half the records were last edited in Aug 2025 or later.

Why other sites show a different number

Coverage. 24 mapped; Google Maps holds more.
Boundary. 186 km² (map); metro searches count more.
Names. 8 branches each count once.

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Businesses to contact, not customer enquiries ("leads" for your own business are a different product).

Suggested source for this list

Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder

It searches Google Maps for the same category and city and can add emails from each business website.

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One run: about $0.42 to $0.64 for 24 to 240 rows ($0.99 per 1,000 + $0.40 start fee (4 GB run)), plus platform usage ($0.80/hour).

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How to run it, step by step

Open Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder on the Apify Store and sign in or create a free Apify account.
Paste these 2 searches into Search phrases, one per line; the neighbourhood searches catch businesses a citywide search misses.
1. bookshops in Cork, Ireland
2. bookshops in Shandon, Cork, Ireland
Set US state: All (nationwide); Location (optional): Cork, Ireland.
Set Maximum leads to 300.
Start it and download the results as CSV or Excel.

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Bookstores in other cities

City	Named	Website listed
Bookshops in Dublin	41	60%
Bookstores in Paris	595	50%
Bookshops in London	324	58%
Bookstores in Berlin	307	66%
Bookstores in New York City	157	68%
Bookstores in Melbourne	120	40%
Bookstores in Toronto	108	50%
Bookstores in Montreal	91	52%
Bookstores in Amsterdam	86	63%
Bookstores in Singapore	75	36%

Every city for bookstores

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How Cork compares: the local digital gap in Cork, every kind of business with and without a website on the map.

Questions

How many bookshops are there in Cork?

At least 24: that is how many OpenStreetMap has inside the Cork city boundary, 24 with a name (extract of 11 Nov 2026). 8 are chain branches. Google Maps usually lists more, because more owners add themselves there.

Which part of Cork has the most bookshops?

Shandon (5), then South Parish (5) and Ballincollig (3). 11 neighbourhoods have at least one.

How many bookshops in Cork have no website?

12 of the 24 named bookshops have no website on their map record; 9 of them are not chain branches.

How do I get phone numbers and emails for bookshops in Cork?

Run Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder with the search "bookshops in Cork, Ireland" plus 1 neighbourhood searches such as "bookshops in Shandon, Cork, Ireland". One run costs about $0.42 to $0.64 ($0.40 start fee (4 GB run) included), plus platform usage, for 24 to 240 rows.

Sources

OpenStreetMap extract for Cork, checked 2026-11-11
OpenStreetMap copyright and licence
Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder on the Apify Store, checked 2026-11-13

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