Spike Island Development Company

spike island development company has been set up to promote and run spike island, a heritage island off the coast of cobh. at one time or another in its 1300 year history spike island has been a monastery, prison, fortress and island home. its 104 acre site is dominated by the impressive fort mitchel, one of the worlds largest star shaped forts that is over 200 years old. major investment in recent years from cork county council and part funding by failte ireland has seen the site develop into a major major international tourist attraction, employing up to 40 staff. open 7 days a week june - august, weekends mid-april to mid-october, minimum 6 boats a day from 10.15, 11am and on the hour until 3 from kennedy pier, cobh. the islands rich history is told in our fully guided tours that start on our short ferry ride with a cobh and harbour history before landing on spike and telling its unique story. transportation, centuries of penal life, marine history, british and irish military and na