Cobh

Cobh (formerly Queenstown) is a pretty seaside town built on a steep hill. It is steeped in history and is an ideal place in which to stay to explore all that the town, Cork Harbour and East Cork has to offer.

Cobh was the departure point for 2.5 million of the six million Irish people who emigrated to North America between 1848 and 1950. These included Annie Moore and her two brothers – the first immigrants to be processed on Ellis Island in New York. On 11 April 1912 Queenstown was the final port of call for the RMS Titanic as she set out across the Atlantic on her ill-fated maiden voyage.

Cobh is a pretty town built on a steep hill on Great Island in Cork Harbour. The town’s architecture and streetscape is distinctly Victorian. St. Colman’s Cathedral dominates the town. It’s 49-bell Carillon is the only such instrument in Ireland and is the largest in Ireland and Britain.