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Area: | 7,457 km² |
Capital: | Cork |
Code: | C |
Population: | 447,829 (2002) |
Province: | Munster |
County Cork (Corcaigh in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. The counties attractions include the Blarney Stone and Cobh (formerly Queenstown), the port where many Irish emigrants boarded for their voyage to the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or South Africa. Cork City, the counties capital, is the second larges ciy in the Republic of Ireland
The remote west of the county, known as West Cork, is a popular destination for tourists, who visit the small villages and islands including Sherkin Island, Clear Island and Dursey Island.
Towns and Villages
- Allihies
- Ballycotton, Ballylickey, Ballinhassig, Ballydehob, Ballygarvan, Baltimore, Bandon
- Bantry, Barleycove, Blarney, Buttevant
- Carrigaline, Castletownbere, Castletownshend, Castlemartyr, Charleville, Clonakilty, Cloyne, Cobh, Cork, Courtmacsherry, Crosshaven
- Dunmanway
- Fermoy
- Glandore, Glanmire, Glengarriff, Glounthaune, Goleen, Gougane
- Kanturk, Kinsale
- Leap
- Macroom, Mallow, Midleton, Millstreet, Mitchelstown, Mizen Head, Monkstown
- Oysterhaven
- Ringaskiddy, Rosscarbery
- Schull, Shanagarry, Sheep's Head, Skibbereen
- Timoleague
- Union Hall
- Youghal
See also
External links
- Cork County Council
- Guide to County Cork for Tourism & Business
- Activities Events, West Cork Ireland
- West Cork Directory
- Peoples Republic Of Cork
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