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Yacht Club Quay Cobh, County Cork, Ireland

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13th CRUISE STOP: COBH, IRELAND

A travel blog entry by lorenzo1

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... tall spire of the French Gothic style church towers above the town. The height of the spire is 300 feet, which is the tallest church tower in Ireland. The Cathedral took 47 years to build (1868-1915). It has a famous carillon and clock. The carillon is the largest in Ireland and contains 49 very accurately-tuned bells.

The interior of the church is ornately decorated. The massive pillars are of marble. Exquisite mosaic tile floors ...

Dance like the Irish

A travel blog entry by jennsummer2011

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... try one dance!) gracefully participated in the dancing. I posted some pictures last week, but we didn't participate AND I know Papa John loves the music pictures so there are some more below.

Following conferences with students for their ISU projects we took a bus into Cobh Harbour (pronounced "Cove"). Cobh has one of the largest natural harbours in the world and is host ...

Lusitania and Titanic? I would change the name too

A travel blog entry by jasonw517

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... work goes into building one of these. You ever wonder where the collection money goes? From tall steeples, many different forms of architecture and designs, broad stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, statues and gargoyles aligning the roof and exterior walls, and 47 bells in the bell tower, and that's just the outside. Inside, the tiled floors, the great archways aligning the rim of the massive ceiling, the magnificent organ, the walls which looked to be all ...

Cork, Ireland

A travel blog entry by ldanroy

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... The name 'Black and Tans' is an Irish appellation for them, based on the color of their uniforms. An attack on a British Army vehicle by Cork rebels led to a drunken rampage by the Black and Tans, in which many houses near the attack (Dillon's Cross, outside the city), as well as much of the city center were burned to the ground. This accounts for the mixed style of new and old buildings on Patrick's Street." Today the street does not bear any scars from the earlier conflicts ...

Lost in Translation: Trips and Troubles

A travel blog entry by kels0218

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... also a protest on campus the other day. the students were protesting the introduction of fees for college. Personally, the American students thought it was stupid, because they complained about paying 5000 a year.. when we pay a whole lot more than that. It was a huge protest though: all around the city and campus. There was a stampede at first, and I barely made it to my class. (which was canceled anyway) It was kind of exciting, but I didn't stick around because ...

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