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Cobh (/ ˈ k oʊ v / KOHV, Irish: An Cóbh), known from 1849 until 1920 as Queenstown, is a seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. With a population of 14,418 inhabitants at the 2022 census , [2] Cobh is on the south side of Great Island in Cork Harbour and home to Ireland's only dedicated cruise terminal .
Jan 19, 2024 · Cobh, originally named Queenstown after the visit of Queen Victoria in 1849, is situated on Great Island in Cork Harbour, the second-largest natural harbor in the world....
- Hendrick Verwey
It was renamed by the British as “Queenstown” in 1849 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria to Ireland. In 1921 when the Irish Free State was established the name was changed to Cobh, in its Irish form.
Mar 28, 2024 · Cobh, seaport and naval station, County Cork, Ireland, on the south side of Great Island and on a hill above the harbour of Cork city. The Cathedral of St. Colman crowns the hill. In 1838 the steamer Sirius set out from Cobh to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, taking 18 12
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Jun 6, 2019 · Cobh (pronounced "Cove") is a picturesque harbor town just a few miles from Cork, Ireland. Cruise ships dock in downtown Cobh and run shore excursions to Cork, the Blarney Castle, Waterford, Killarney, or the Irish countryside.
- Linda Garrison
The port has many Irish names starting with Cove which was its initial name before it was renamed Queenstown and later Cobh. Some of the great features located near the port are the Spike Island, Haulbowline Island and Colman’s Cathedral which is among the tallest buildings in Southern, Ireland.
Queen Victoria’s visited in 1849 and Cobh was renamed Queenstown in her honour. By then the village had grown into a busy town. It became a hive of naval and commercial activity as Cork Harbour’s strategic position in the North Atlantic was recognised. Tall ships called to transport convicts to Australia and to carry emigrants to North America.
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