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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 .
The Cathedral Church of St. Colman (Irish: Ardeaglais Naomh Colmán), usually known as Cobh Cathedral, or previously Queenstown Cathedral, is a single-spire cathedral in Cobh, Ireland. It is a Roman Catholic cathedral and was completed in 1919.
The "Queenstown Experience", located at the centre, has mostly permanent exhibitions of Irish history. [3] The centre has held exhibits on life in Ireland through the 18th and 19th centuries, mass emigration, the Great Famine, Cork Harbour's defences, [4] on penal transportation to Australia, and on the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. [5]
The first appointment of an "Admiral Commanding in Ireland" or "Commander-in-Chief, Cork" was in 1793. [2] The post remained unfilled between 1831 and 1843. [2] It was renamed "Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown" in 1849 following a visit by Queen Victoria during which she renamed the town of Cobh "Queenstown". [3]
Great Island (Irish: An tOileán Mór) [3] is an island in Cork Harbour, at the mouth of the River Lee and close to the city of Cork, Ireland. The largest town on the island is Cobh (called Queenstown from 1849 to 1920). The island's economic and social history has historically been linked to the naval, ship-building, and shipping activities in ...
The Arch Building (Irish: Foirgneamh Áirse), previously known as Cobh Town Hall and before that as Queenstown Town Hall (Irish: Halla an Bhaile An Cóbh), is a municipal building in Casement Square, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. The building currently accommodates a public library and a tourist information centre.
The station opened 10 March 1862 and was closed for goods traffic on 3 November 1975. [3]It began life as the terminus of the Cobh (then Queenstown) section of the Cork, Youghal & Queenstown Railway.
2–12 August – visit of Queen Victoria to Cork, Dublin and Belfast, [5] landing on 3 August at Cove, which is renamed Queenstown in her honour, and departing from Kingstown. She officially opens Queen's Bridge in Belfast. 18 October – Great Southern and Western Railway opens to Cork. [6] [7]