Cobh, County Cork, Ireland

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Cobh, in County Cork, Ireland, is a historic coastal town and seaport on Cork Harbour known as a major emigration point and cruise ship destination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf seaport
town
areaCode +353 21
associatedWithEvent Irish emigration to North America
Lusitania sinking aftermath
Titanic’s final embarkation of passengers
country Ireland NERFINISHED
distanceFrom about 23 km southeast of Cork city
dominantReligion Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED
formerName Queenstown NERFINISHED
governingBody Cork County Council NERFINISHED
harbourType natural harbour
hasAttraction Cobh Heritage Centre NERFINISHED
Cobh Museum NERFINISHED
Promenade and bandstand
St Colman’s Cathedral NERFINISHED
Titanic Experience Cobh NERFINISHED
hasFeature colourful waterfront houses
steep hillside streets
hasParish Cobh parish NERFINISHED
hasPort Port of Cork cruise terminal NERFINISHED
hasRailwayStation Cobh railway station NERFINISHED
irishName An Cóbh NERFINISHED
isCountyTownOf Great Island NERFINISHED
knownFor cruise ship destination
deep-water harbour
major emigration port
maritime history
locatedIn County Cork NERFINISHED
Munster NERFINISHED
locatedOn Cork Harbour NERFINISHED
south coast of Ireland
locatedOnIsland Great Island NERFINISHED
nameChangedFrom Queenstown NERFINISHED
nameChangeYear 1920
partOf Metropolitan Cork NERFINISHED
populationCensus2016 12800
postalCode P24
railwayLine Cobh branch of Cork suburban rail network
sportsClub Cobh Pirates RFC NERFINISHED
Cobh Ramblers F.C. NERFINISHED
timezone WET
timezoneDST IST
twinnedWith Lake Charles, Louisiana NERFINISHED
Ploemeur NERFINISHED
utcOffset +0
utcOffsetDST +1
wasLastPortOfCallFor RMS Lusitania rescue operations
RMS Titanic NERFINISHED

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Fiona Shaw placeOfBirth Cobh, County Cork, Ireland