Cobh
Cobh, known from 1849 until 1920 as Queenstown, is a tourist seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland.
Cobh the last port visited by the RMS Titanic.[1]
After the RMS Lusitania sank in May 1915, its passengers were taken to Cobh.
Name
The port had several Irish language names. It was first called "Cove" in 1750. It was renamed "Queenstown" in 1849 to honor a visit by Queen Victoria. The name was later renamed again, this time to "Cobh".[2]
Cobh Media
- Cobh.png
openstreetmap map of Cobh, county Cork, Ireland
- Annie Moore Statue by by Jeanne Rynhart, Cobh.jpg
Statue on the waterfront of Annie Moore and her brothers. Annie Moore was the first person to be admitted to the United States of America through the new immigration centre at Ellis Island, New York, on 1 January 1892.
- St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh.jpg
St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh, Ireland. Built between 1865 and 1870 this building is registered on Ireland's National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (Reg. No. 20827192).
- Cobh-Steep-Cathedral-Access-2012.JPG
The tower of St. Colman's Cathedral from the streets below
- Titanic Memorial Cobh Ireland.jpg
Titanic Memorial, Westbourne Place, Cobh
- Cobhpier 0360.JPG
The original pier (as it appeared in 2007) where passengers boarded tenders to the Titanic at its anchorage near the mouth of the harbour. The corner of the office building of the White Star Line can be seen on the right. The building today houses a Titanic museum.
- Queenstown aka Cobh (8141082551).jpg
Cobh, then Queenstown, c. 1890s
- Cobh - Town Hall - 20210726143159.jpg
The Arch Building (background) and the Lusitania Memorial (foreground)
- Cobh-Queenstown-Old-Postcard.JPG
The waterfront at Cobh, probably c. 1900
- The Navigator.jpg
The Navigator sculpture by Mary Gregoriy, located in Cobh
References
- ↑ "Remarkable Facts about Cobh". Irish Central. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ↑ Cobh. Britannica. Retrieved March 31, 2019.