Cobh, Ireland Travel Blogs

Eastward through Co. Cork
Oct 1, 2005

... ! However, we remind ourselves that it IS October now. Still, we miss our blue Colorado skies... The main highways in southern Ireland are more like American roads, straight and smooth, so we make great time driving to Cobh, a small town on an island in ...

Rolling Hills of Ireland
Jul 27, 2008

... an occasional medieval castle. After the chaos of Naples, it was heaven. Barryscourt Castle was built around 1000 AD, and our port of Cobh was the headquarters of the White Star Line. Cobh was the final port for White Star's most famous ship, the Titanic, ...

Dia duit (Hello) from Ireland
Apr 19, 2008

... interest was the Cobh Heritage Center where I saw exhibits on the Titanic & Lusitania & learned more about the rich history of Cobh & Ireland. Oh course, I just had to have a local rich creamy dark beer at Murphy's Pub, too. I left more than ...

A Pint of Murphy's If You Please!
Jun 11, 2009 (30 photos)

... ; Then definitely go out to the arboretum and fernery....never know what you might see in the fernery! Another cool thing about Ireland...the Budweiser is stronger than Guinness in Ireland.  Check out the pics of the cans in the grocery store.  I ...

Sinking ships in the Atlantic Ocean
Apr 23, 2008 (10 photos)

... disembarked on their journey.  The exhibit went into great detail about the Titanic and Lucitania because both ships left from Cobh harbor.  I realized - maybe my Irish side could have immigrated to the US during the potato famine.  I ...

Ireland!
Jun 21, 2009 (9 photos)

Today when we woke up we were sailing into the port of Cobh, Ireland! We sailed by beautiful cliffs, castles and lighthouses as we approached the port. What a great day we had! We visited the gorgeous Blarney castle and, yes, we kissed the Blarney Stone. ...

Cobh
Aug 8, 2007 (3 photos)

This is a lovely seaport community.  It is where many oceanliners leaving Europe have their last view of the continent, including the Titanic.  When the Lusitania was sunk off Old Head near Kinsale, the victims were brought to Cobh.

Cobh
Sep 29, 2007 (3 photos)

... the famine.  After arriving, we checked out one of the museums near the train station, and then just walked around town.  Cobh isn't a very big town, and it only took a few hours to cover most of it.  It was definitely cool to see though, ...

il porto del titanic
Aug 19, 2009 (2 photos)

Leprechauns aplenty
Aug 23, 2009

... decked out in Aussie flags and koalas etc etc. The theme was Australia day on 23rd August.  We found them extremely friendly and Ireland is probably one place that we would like to return to.  We got a taxi to Cork which is a big town about 20 ...

Cobh
May 14, 2007

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First Day of Sunshine
Aug 17, 2009

... up there. I got back a little early to the tour bus and the gentleman that was our driver really told me the historical story of Ireland and it broke my heart but he was so interesting to listen to. After I got back I hopped on a local train to travel to ...

Last Sighting Of The Titanic, Hopefully Not For Us
Sep 20, 2007 (47 photos)

Constellation docked a little after 7am and we got another early start on our last port call in Europe.  Cobh (pronounced Cove) was also the last port call for the Titanic.  That was an erie feeling!  Breakfast was rushed but John had his ...

Kilkenny – Cashel – Cobh
Jul 15, 2005 (1 photos)

... . With no vacancies anywhere we stopped, and the evening getting later and later, we decided to keep going a bit further on to Cobh and hopefully get something there. The first place we stopped at didn’t look all that great, but it didn’t ...

Rough Start to a Great County
Oct 7, 2009

... (WW1) was torpedoed right outside the harbour, and 3) Most of the immigrants who left Ireland (mostly during the Great Famine), left from Cobh (including the first immigrant to be processed at Ellis Island). Consequently, the history was quite interesting ...

Titanic, Lusitania, and Animals!
Feb 1, 2008

More to come soon, sorry for the delay.

Day 4: Cobh
Jul 18, 2006 (10 photos)

... . After the lunch on board we took a stroll through Cobh (speak "cove"), which is situated in the southern part of Ireland. Cobh is built on Great Island and has a natural harbor. We walked through the streets with the colorful houses. The shops are ...

Cobh (Cork) Ireland
May 8, 1999

... We finally wake up and I'm pretty crabby as we head out on our tour bus.  Our first stop is Blarney Castle.  It's Ireland so it must be raining - good thing we bought those sweet raincoats back in La Rochelle so at least we're dry and warm.  ...