Cork (city)
Cork is a city in County Cork in Ireland. It is the country's second largest city, only Dublin is larger. It is the third largest city on the island of Ireland, as Belfast is also larger. People from Cork are called Corkonians. It was founded by Saint Finbarr in the sixth century. 274,000 people live in Cork city and the surrounding urban areas. The River Lee runs through Cork city.
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| State | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Cork |
| Founded | 6th century AD |
| City rights | 1185 AD |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Lord Mayor | Mary Shields, FF |
| • LEAs | 6 |
| • Dáil Éireann | Cork North–Central Cork South–Central |
| • European Parliament | South |
| Area | |
| • City | 37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 210,000 |
| • Density | 3,194.18/km2 (8,272.9/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 198,582 |
| • Metro | 417,211 |
| • Demonym | Corkonian Leesider |
| Time zone | UTC0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Car plates | C |
| Website | www.corkcity.ie |
Famous things in Cork City include Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Shandon cathedral, Blackrock castle, Fota wildlife park, Fota house and gardens, and University College Cork. Many famous sports people come from Cork including Roy Keane, Dennis Irwin and Christy Ring. Olympic medal winner Sonia O'Sullivan comes from the town of Cobh just outside Cork city in County Cork.
Twin cities
Europe
File:Flag of Europe.svg EU Capital of Culture in 2005.
Cork (city) Media
- 16th Century Map of Cork - Extracted and replicated from Pacata Hibernia page 137.png
Late 16th (early 17th) century map of Cork. Extracted and replicated from Stafford's Pacata Hibernia. Page 137.
- Patrick Street Cork2.jpg
Patrick Street c. 1890–1900
- The Burning of Cork (9713428703).jpg
Workers clearing rubble on St Patrick's street following the Burning of Cork
- English Market.jpg
English Market Cork Christmas 2017
- RTE Cork City.jpg
RTE studio Cork City
- St. Annes Church, Shandon, Cork City.jpg
St Annes Church Shandon
- CorkCountyHall2017.jpg
Cork County Hall 2017.
- Courthouse, Cork - panoramio.jpg
The courthouse in Washington Street
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City Hall Cork
Patrick's Street, Cork's main shopping street
References
- ↑ "Cork City Council > Cork's Cultural Heritage". Corkcity.ie. Archived from the original on 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
Other websites
- Cork City Council site
- The Peoples Republic Of Cork
- Architecture of Cork Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
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