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County Cork is the largest county in Ireland, and is known as the Rebel County; two of its
favourite sons are Michael Collins, and another rebel of sorts, Manchester United’s
Roy Keane. The Titanic made its last stop here before its fateful journey in 1912.
The jagged Cork coastline is famed for its magnificent scenery - especially in the
southwest. Picturesque Kinsale is known as the 'gourmet capital of Ireland'.
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Cork City is the largest city in county Cork
, its also Ireland's third city (after Dublin and
Belfast) and has always been an important seaport. It began on an island
in the swampy estuary of the River Lee (the name Corcaigh
means a marsh), and gradually climbed up the steep banks on
either side.
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Today the river flows through Cork city in two main
channels, so that you find yourself constantly crossing
bridges.
As the hilly streets go up and down, so do the voices of the
citizens. They have a characteristic sing-song cadence,
beloved of national comedians, and Corkonians are regarded
as the most talkative of all the Irish.
St. Finbarr is the founder and patron saint. He founded a
monastery in the seventh century where St. Finn Barre's
Cathedral now stands, and it grew into an extensive and
wealthy establishment. It attracted the attention of the
Viking sea-pirates who raided and burned the infant city,
but returned in later years to settle and trade. The
Anglo-Norman invasion in 1172 resulted in both the Danish
lords and local McCarthy chiefs having to submit to Henry
II, but Cork has always had a reputation for independence
and stubborn resistance: it came to be known as "Rebel
Cork".
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