Cobh (for Cork), Ireland
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The town of Cobh rises from the sea on the southern slope of Great Island in Cork Harbour.
From the time of the potato famines of the 1840s through to 1950, over 2.5 million Irish people
emigrated through Cobh, mostly to the USA. Based in disused sections of the town’s railway station, The Queenstown Story – the city was known as Queenstown until 1922 – tells the story of this
emigration. Overlooking the town is the St Colman’s Cathedral, with its carillon of 49 bells – one of the biggest in the British Isles. The outside of the church is neo-Gothic at its most florid, with flying buttresses, carvings and gargoyles to spare. Down at the quayside are memorials to those who lost their lives on the Lusitania, sunk off the coast in 1915, and to the Titanic – Queenstown was her last port of call.
- Tour I - Scenic Drive & West Cork Town
- Cobh (for Cork), Ireland, Ireland
The West Cork shoreline darts in and out of creeks, bays and coves, whilst inland there is a tranquil pastureland of soft green hills where milking cows graze. It was once thickly forested and hunted by wolves, but the last of these were killed in the early 18th century. Our destination, Clonakilty, is located at the top of a winding inlet and is a lively market town. The Irish Tourist Board has designated Clonakilty West Cork’s Heritage Town, and a visit here will show us why.
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