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A Town With Too Many Memories

 Cobh is a town with a very specific place in history. Since 1791 convicts have been deported to Australia from here and during the Great Famine it was the principal port used by emigrants to the new... 

Cobh, Ireland

 Cobh (pronounced "cove") is a small town on an island in Cork City's harbour, It used to be called Queenstown after Queen Victoria and was the embarkation point for thousands of Irish who emigrated...... 

Cobh

 Cobh (pronounced "Cove") means "haven" in Irish and at one time was named Queenstown. This harbour town lies on Great Island 15 miles east of Cork city and is one of the world's largest natural... 

3 million irish are wrong !

 This port town was kown as 'Queenstown' in the past - after a visit by Queen Victoria. It was the last departure point for the 'Titanic' ship before it had a problem with a few Ice cubes in the... 

Lusitania, Titanic, Convicts, Emigrants...

 What a coincidence - I took the 25 minute train ride from Cork to Cobh and found I had arrived on the exact 90th annversary of the sinking of the Lusitania luxury liner. The Lusitania carried...