Cork & Cobh

We arrived in the city of Cork, on the River Dee, then made our way down to the port of Cobh (pronounced Cove), formerly known as Queenstown. Cobh is an important harbour downstream of Cork.

Cobh was the departure point for nearly all Irish emigrants in the 18th and 19th century. For anyone with Irish ancestors, this would be the last place in Ireland they would have seen.

The Lusitania was sunk 12 miles off the coast from Cobh in 1915 and the Titanic stopped here before beginning its doomed crossing of the Atlantic.

These stories are told at The Queenstown Story and for those of us with Irish convict and emigrant heritage it is an interesting place to visit.

Cobh also has a magnificent cathedral, St. Colmans, the largest in Ireland.

Dinner tonight was at a Cork pub and the meal was once again terrific.Read more